The Flora of South Tyrol

Flora of South TyrolCurrent research in the field of Botany focuses on the cataloging of pteriodophytes (ferns) and spermatophytes (seed-bearing plants) of the province of Bozen/Bolzano. The goal is to catalog all of the flora of the province and thus to fill a century-old gap which has existed since the publication of the last standard work on South Tyrol (Dalla Torre & Sarnthein 1906-1912).

The specimens are being recorded on the basis of grid cells in accordance with the floristic mapping of Central Europe. In doing so, the dissemination of individual taxa (species and subspecies) is being determined and documented. All of the grid cells of South Tyrol are already more or less well processed; it is now necessary only to fill in a few gaps. This work is being done in close co-operation with Prof. H. Niklfeld of the University of Vienna, who is co-ordinating the floristic mapping of Austria.