OVERVIEW AND USEFUL VALUE OF WILD PLANTS OF THE CITY OF MOSTAR

Abstract

The plant diversity of urban areas relative to natural ecosystems has been very little researched. Living conditions in urban areas are strongly influenced by man, from direct habitat changes, higher amounts of nitrogen to the impact on other biotic and abiotic factors. Floristic research of urban areas monitors the impact of urbanization on the composition of urban flora, in this case the urban flora of wild plants. During the vegetation season in 2019 and 2020 a floristic survey of wild taxa was conducted in the area of the city of Mostar (Entity of Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina). The research recorded 165 plant taxa that were classified into 49 families. Taxonomic analysis of wild plant taxa recorded in the City of Mostar, shows the dominance of taxa 
from the family Asteraceae, Fabaceae and Lamiaceae. Life expectancy analysis shows the dominance of herbaceous perennials, and the spectrum of life forms is dominated by hemicryptophytes. According to usable value, the most common are wild plant taxa used in food, ornamental plant taxa, and honey plant taxa. A larger number of plant taxa has more useful values.