Zs. P. Komáromy szerk.: Studia Botanica Hungarica 16. 1982 (Budapest, 1982)
Szollát, György: Data to the flora of Cegléd and its surroundings
STUDIA BOTANICA HUNGARICA (Aritea: Fragmenta Botanica) XVI. 1982 p. 83-97 Data to the flora of Cegléd and its surroundings By GY. SZOLLÁT (Received January 21, 1982) Abstract: The author reports the results of his studies on the flora of Cegléd and its surroundings. The floristical data are given by the code numbers in the flora mapping of Central Europe and, with the names of sites. Stress is laid on some floristically significant species. The greatest part of the studied area belongs to the Cegléd district, a smaller part of it forms the northern edge of the Nagykörös district. The surroundings of Cegléd - as described above - is a culture area practically in its entire extension. Nearly without exception, even the not directly cultivated areas are degraded in some extent (fertilization, neighbourhood with fertilized fields, pasturing, treading, reclamation, etc) which is indicated by the large number and mass of ruderal elements and the considerably reduced number and variety of species in certain areas, the disappearance of the characteristic, usually delicate, less resistant species of plant communities, etc. (Though latest research results of botanists reflect a very pessimistic evaluation, even earlier papers often come to similar conclusions: e.g. in connection with the gallery forests, the rich bogs and meadows etc, HARGITAY (1937) reported: "... by now, this hygrophil vegetation exists only in ruins...". At that time, however, the flora of Nagykőrös possessed several délicates which are in all probability extinct by now. ) On the territories marked with lines (see map) I was collecting for 17 days in 1980 and 1981. Together with the name of sites, the floristical data are given by the code numbers used in the flora mapping of Central Europe. (NIKLFELD 1971, EHRENDORFER 1973). Most of the site names can be found on the 1 : 150 000 (data accomplished in 1981) map of county Pest, a smaller part of them are older names from the 1 : 75 000 map of Nagykáta (1898), Jászladány (1924), Cegléd (1900), and Szolnok (1924). Six sites are marked with letters (from A to F), partly because of their too big extent, partly because they are very small. The "Tőzeges" name is neither official (this name was given to the shallow ponds originated from the exploiting of peat along the former course of Gerje stream, peat accumulated under the bogs and fenmeadows, and to the draining fenmeadow spots among the ponds). Since the purpose of studying this area was to make a general description as requested, as well as because the total area was rather big, even the examined parts have not yet been examined in all of their details. This is shown for example by the fact also that the common Daucus carota , which could have probably been found in nearly all of the map quadrats, has data only In one out of the 16 units; there are no data on the Taraxacum officinale and the Ballota nigra, which are also common. Numerous segetal and other weeds do not figure in the list, and the list of common plants also needs further supplements because of the reasons mentioned above. Because of difficulties in determination as well as the need for further examinations also
