%0 Journal Article %T A revision of distribution and the ecological description of Orobanche picridis (Orobanchaceae) at the NE limit of its geographical range from Poland and Ukraine %A Renata Piwowarczyk %J Acta Agrobotanica %D 2012 %I Polish Botanical Society %R 10.5586/aa.2012.047 %X The paper presents the current distribution of Orobanche picridis in Poland and Ukraine, within the Polish borders in the interwar period, based on a critical revision of herbarium and literature data as well as the results of my field studies. The largest number of its localities is in S and SE Poland in the Wy yna l sko-Krakowska, Wy yna Ma opolska, Wy yna Lubelska uplands, Middle Roztocze, Small Polesie, the Pog¨®rze Przemyskie foreland and in the former Tarnopol province (W Ukraine). These are the north-easternmost sites known for the species and extend its limit range. A map of its distribution in Poland and Ukraine is included. The taxonomy, biology, and ecology of O. picridis are also discussed. %K Orobanche picridis %K Orobanchaceae %K distribution %K phytocoenoses %K Poland %K Ukraine %U http://pbsociety.org.pl/journals/index.php/aa/article/view/1330