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1. on 17 Авг 2010 at 17:191Серенус

   August 3, 2010
   By a Decree of Kyivska oblasna rada (Kyiv District Council) new botanical nature monument of local value was created in Kyivska region. Its name is Horodyshe Horodok.

   The site is situated on the outskirts of Stari Bezradychi village of Obukhiv district of Kyiv region, Ukraine.
   It is a high hill. The slopes are up to 50-60° steep, covered down to the middle by dry meadow and steppe. Legend has it that this is where the ancient slavish town Toroch once stood.
   The communities of the Elytrigieta repentis formation, thriving lower on the slopes, give way to those of Festuceta valesiacae and Stipeta capillatae higher on. Festuceta valesiacae communities occupy middle to top positions on south-east-, east- and west-facing slopes. Festuca valesiaca fis the most abundant herb here. On the plateau-like top the Festucetum (valesiacae) stiposum association occupies roughly 0.1 ha. The Stipeta capillatae formation on the higher half of the southern slope occupies roughly half a hectare. There are appr. 15-20 species of plants per are (100m2). Of scrubs there are sporadic Lycium barbatum L. Total vegetation cover is 90-95%. The herbs form three distinct sublayers: the highest is dominated by Stipa capillata, with Elytrigia intermedia, E. repens, Salvia pratensis mixing in; the middle one is more diverse, here there are Festuca valesiaca, Galium verum, Euphorbia cyparissias, Agrimonia eupatoria, Verbascum phoeniceum etc. The lowest sub-layer is the least distinct.
   Overall, the association Stipetum (capillatae) festucosum (valesiacae) is easily identified; the communities of Stipeta capillatae are protected by the Green Book of Ukraine.
   The meadow-steppe communities consist of 123 vascular plants of 92 genera and 31 families.
   Two plants growing on the slopes are protected by the Red Data Book of Ukraine: Stipa capillata and S. pennata.
   Due to their steepness, the slopes cannot be used for agricultural purposes and currently aren’t exploited in any way, which is why the rare flora probably has survived here up to our time.
   Live long and prosper, steppe biotopes.

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