Areas where the Phoenician juniper (Juniperus phoenicea) is very abundant, as well as communities in which this species is dominant, represent a special form of forest community, commonly developed as xerothermic macchia known as Pistacio lentisci - Juniperetum phoeniceae and included in the Oleo-Ceratonion alliance. This association represents an important progressive stage in the succession towards evergreen vegetation, developed mostly after forest fires. In this paper, we analyzed the floristic characteristics of the Pistacio lentisci - Juniperetum phoeniceae association on the islands of Ciovo, Šolta, Brac, Hvar, Korcula and Lopud, including the peninsula of Pelješac and the Dubrovnik coastal regions (Dubrovacko primorje). In the southern localities this association is still in its initial phase of development, while the Central Dalmatian results indicates a succession of vegetation towards the development of a Querco ilicis - Pinetum halepensis forest community.

Key words: flora, vegetation, forest fire, Dalmatia, Croatia

The discovery of a rich finding site, at the locality of Šušnjevaèa near Sinj, of the taxon designated by Visiani “Chamaecytisus dalmaticus”, and which inside the genus Argyrolobium is known by the name of A. dalmaticum, made possible the taxonomical revision of this species that is insufficiently known and dubious in floristic literature. Thus, the genus Chamaecytisus Vis., non Link has been renamed Dalmatocytisus Trinajstic, nom. nov. with a single stoenoendemic species - D. dalmaticus Trinajstic, comb. nov.

Key words: Dalmatocytisus Trinajstic, nom. nov., D. dalmaticus Trinajstic, comb. nov., Flora of Croatia

The only finding of the American neophyte E. prostrata reported for Croatia so far comes from Mali Lošinj (CARNI & JOGAN, 1998). This paper reports for the first time finding sites in localities from Škrljevo and Rijeka as well as numerous localities from Dalmatia (Šibenik and surroundings, Zadar, Trogir, Split and Makarska) which indicates that this neophyte has been spreading along the Croatian coast. The findings from Škrljevo and Rijeka in 1981 indicate that E. prostrata existed in Croatia much longer than can be gathered from the data published so far.

Key words: Euphorbia prostrata, American neophyte, new localities, Croatia

This work presents new items in the flora of the ferns (Filicopsida) on the Biokovo massf that have not been observed on this mountain prevously. The following species are concerned: Asplenium fissum Kit. ex Willd., Polypodium cambricum L., Cheilanthes acrostica (Balbis) Tod. and Pteridium aquilinum (L.) Kuhn.

Key words: Filicopsida, Asplenium fissum, Polypodium cambricum, Cheilanthes acrostica, Pteridium aquilinum

In this short communication a new locality for the southern Mediterranean plant species Anagyris foetida L. on the island of Vela Kluda is reported. The species Anagyris foetida L. has previously been noted only once in Croatia (VISIANI, 1852). After 147 years it has been recently found on the island of Vela Kluda.

Key words: Anagyris foetida L., new locality, island of Vela Kluda, Croatian flora