ADDITIONS TO THE FLORA OF VASCULAR PLANTS OF NNP “VYZHNYTSKY”, CHERNIVTSI REGION

National Nature Park “Vyzhnytsky” was created in 1995. In 2007 its territory has increased and for today it has an area of 11,238 hectares. It is located in Vyzhnytsia district of Chernivtsi region. In 2005 a monograph “National Nature Park “Vyzhnytsky”. Plant Kingdom” (Chorney et al., 2005) was published, which was, in fact, the first work concerning flora of the National Nature Park “Vyzhnytsky”. In this monograph 683 species of vascular plants are introduced for the park. The aim of the work was to analyze the available data on the flora composition of the National Nature Park “Vyzhnytsky”. The material was collected during field expeditions in 2014 and critical revision of herbarium specimens stored at the park. In general, 88 new species were found for the flora of National Nature Park “Vyzhnytsky”, as well as the presence of 13 species has been confirmed, previously mentioned only in the adjacent areas, and now they have been found directly in the park. These materials show the topicality of the further inventory research of the flora of the park. In addition, due to the critical study of materials, four taxa included in the Red Data Book of Ukraine have been added to the list of the flora of the park, namely: Swertia perennis L., Corallorhiza trifida Châtel., Leucorchis albida (L.) E.Mey, Orchis ustulata L. Information on the distribution of these species is important for the further development of management plans for their populations.