Adyghe Int. Sci. J. Vol. 25, No. 2. Pp. 66–80. 

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.47928/1726-9946-2025-25-2-66-80
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ECOLOGY

UDC 581.92; 581.52

Original Article

Poaceae family in Kabardino-Balkaria:
ecology and distribution by field

studies and herbarium labels

Victoria Alexandrovna Chadaeva
Doctor of Biological Sciences, head. Laboratory of Geobotanical Research of the Institute of Ecology of Mountain Territories named after A. K. Tembotov Russian Academy of Sciences (37a I. Armand str., Nalchik, 360051, Kabardino-Balkarian Republic), https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0788-1395, v_chadaeva@mail.ru
Nelly Lukinichna Tsepkova
Candidate of Biological Sciences, Senior Researcher Laboratory of Geobotanical Research Institute of Ecology of Mountain Territories named after A. K. Tembotov Russian Academy of Sciences (37a I. Armand str., Nalchik, 360051, Kabardino-Balkarian Republic), https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6904-9705, cenelli@yandex.ru

Abstract. For 20 years of field studies of meadows by scientists of the Tembotov Institute of Ecology of Mountain Territories, a lot of factual material has been accumulated on the distribution (locations) and ecology of various taxonomic groups of herbaceous plants in the Kabardino-Balkar Republic. The paper presents data from field diaries and herbarium labels containing empirical information on morphology, species position in communities and specific localities for 176 species of the vast and taxonomically complex family Poaceae. Supplemented with illustrations, this information will contribute to more efficient field identification of cereals in the Central Caucasus.

Keywords: Poaceae, distribution, Kabardino-Balkar Republic.

Funding. The research was conducted within the framework of state assignment No. 075-00347-19-00 on the topic “Patterns of spatio-temporal dynamics of meadow and forest ecosystems in mountainous areas (Russian Western and Central Caucasus)”.
Competing interests. There are no conflicts of interest regarding authorship and publication.
Contribution and Responsibility. All authors contributed to this article. Authors are solely responsible for providing the final version of the article in print.

For citation. Chadaeva V.A., Tsepkova N. L. Poaceae family in Kabardino-Balkaria: ecology and distribution by field studies and herbarium labels. Adyghe Int. Sci. J. 2025. Vol. 25, No. 2. Pp. 66–80.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.47928/1726-9946-2025-25-2-66-80; EDN: DGLADQ

Submitted 04.06.2025; approved after reviewing 11.06.2025; accepted for publication 14.06.2025.

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