PILOSELLA HILL GENUS IN THE BESSARABIA`S FLORA

As a result of floristic and taxonomic investigations of the Pilosella genus within the flora of the Bessarabia have been established 11 species: P. officinarum F. Schultz et Sch. Bip, P. aurantiaca F. Schultz et Sch. Bip., P. praealta (Vill ex Gochn.) F. Schultz et Sch. Bip., P. piloselloides (Vill.) Sojak, P. glaucescens (Bess.) Sojak, P. echioides (Lumn.) F. Schultz et Sch. Bip., P. caespitosa (Dumort.) P. D. Sell et C. West, P. cymosa (L.) F. Schultz et Sch. Bip, P. lactucela (Wallr.) P. D. Sell et C. West, P. rojowskii (Rehm.) Schljak. & P. flagellare (Willd.) Arv.-Touv., the last three are new taxa recently detected for the flora in the study. After chorological analysis, has been concluded that 6 species are rare. Ecological and biomorfological characteristics of taxa have been established, the determination key of the Pilosella`s species has been drawn.