THE FLORA OF PRESPA NATIONAL-PARK WITH EMPHASIS ON SPECIES OF CONSERVATION INTEREST

The flora of Prespa National Park is composed of 1326 plant species. A mong them are 17 Pteridophytes and 1309 Spermatophytes, represented by 11 Gymnosperms, 1057 Dicotyledons and 241 Monocotyledons. The flora i s evaluated and categorised into species which can be considered as ne w for the Greek flora, species under international protection, and rar e local species threatened with extinction. Plant species are also cat egorised according to their ecological requirements, with special refe rence to the endemic species and their centres of origin in respect to their total percentage (15.4%).