The flora of the CR harbours 48 endemic (sub)species of vascular plants (plus 26 taxa considered as near-endemic). Most of them occur above the timberline in the High Sudetes Mts. while others are restricted to lowland habitats with specific edaphic or topographic features (serpentine outcrops, calcareous fens, rocks in steep river valleys). Apomicts clearly prevail (49 taxa, especially Hieracium and Sorbus). All endemics are evolutionarily young (neoendemics) and their origin is mostly associated with the Quaternary climatic oscillations. and Jan Suda, Zdeněk Kaplan.
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Lichens are characterized by the production of a large amount of secondary metabolites. Most of them are specific to these organisms. Lichenologists commonly use the metabolites to distinguish between phenotypically similar taxa. To achieve this aim, they use a plethora of detection methods, including spot reactions, chromatography, and microcrystalization tests. and Jiří Malíček.