The most common weed species of the sunflower family (Asteraceae L.) in the continental region of Croatia

Abstract

Glavočike (por. Asteraceae L.) se prvi puta pojavljuju u Eocenu, a danas su jedna od najvećih biljnih porodica. Mnoge vrste su važne za čovjeka u ekonomskom, hortikulturnom i medicinskom smislu. Međutim, neke vrste su postale korovi, te na taj način ugrožavaju poljoprivrednu proizvodnju, mogu biti opasne za zdravlje ljudi i životinja, a ako imaju invazivne osobine mogu biti izravna prijetnja bioraznolikosti. U ovom radu prikazano je osam najčešćih korovnih vrsta glavočika koje se pojavljuju u kontinentalnom dijelu Republike Hrvatske.Sunflower family (fam. Asteraceae L.) first time appeared in Eocene and today represent one of the biggest plant families. Many of the species are important for humans in economical, horticultural and medical sense. But some of the species became weeds. Therefore they are effecting agricultural production, represent a threat for human and animal health. If they are invasive species they can also be a direct threat to biodiversity. In this work, a short review of the eight most common weed species of the sunflower family, appearing the in continental region of Croatia, has been presented