Phytosociological Characteristic of the Plant Communities With the Occurrence of Endemic Species Cyclamen Fatrense

Abstract In this contribution we bring together the basic phytosociological characteristics of communities with the presence of species Cyclamen fatrense in the herb layer. The analysis was made on the basis of 30 original phytosociological releves. The main criterion for the releves recording was the selection of the broadest possible range of biotopes with presence and the highest possible abundance of species Cyclamen fatrense on the entire area of its occurrence, which is represented by the Veľka Fatra and Starohorske vrchy Mts. The forest phytocoenoses of the association Carici albae-Fagetum Moor 1952, and phytocoenoses of clearings of the association Epilobio-Atropetum bella-donnae R. Tx. 1931 em. 1950, were classified by using Zurich-Montpellier School method. Additionally, 18 releves with the presence of species Cyclamen fatrense were excerpted from already published works and detailed comparison was also made.