Flora naczyniowa cmentarzy różnych wyznań i grup społecznych na terenie Koźmina Wielkopolskiego

In 2018, all cemeteries were studied in the town of Koźmin Wielkopolski: Protestant (Evangeli cal), Jewish, communal, three parish cemeteries, choleric and for singles. In total, 296 species of vascular plants were found there. The vascular flora includes 131 taxa (44.2%) introduced into cultivation (ergasi ophytes). This group was represented by the lowest numbers of taxa in three historical cemeteries: the choleric one (3 species), in that for singles (4), and in the Jewish one (5). The funeral plants (typical of cemeteries) introduced earlier, i.e. before the year 2000, include: Convallaria majalis, Gagea minima, Galan thus nivalis, Hedera helix, Hemerocallis fulva, Hesperis matronalis, Iris germanica, Lysimachia nummularia, Matteucia struthiopteris, Muscari botryoides, M. racemosum, Myosotis sylvatica, Narcissus poeticus, Omphalodes verna, Ornitho galum nutans, O. umbellatum, Polygonatum multiflorum, Primula veris, Saponaria officinalis, Scilla siberica, Sedum spurium, Sempervivum tectorum, Stellaria holostea, Vinca minor and Viola odorata. Interesting funeral plants in troduced in currently used cemeteries, i.e. after the year 2000, include: Ajuga reptans ‘Atropurpurea’, Am aranthus caudatus, A. paniculatus, Arabis alpina, Campanula carpatica, C. rapunculoides, C. trachelium, Cerastium biebersteinii, Dianthus gratianopolitanus, Erigeron annuus, Euphorbia marginata, Hosta fortunei, Paeonia officianalis, Phlox subulata, Primula vulgaris, Saxifraga ×arendsii, and Tulipa gesneriana. Considering plant life-forms, in six out of the eight studied cemeteries, hemicryptophytes constituted the largest group, but in one of the par ish cemeteries (no. 3), this group was equal to therophytes, and in another parish cemetery (no. 2), it was smaller than therophytes. Large numbers of therophyte species were recorded in the latter parish cemetery, no. 2 (44), in the communal one (36), and in the Jewish one (31), while the lowest numbers were found in the choleric cemetery (7), and in that for singles (8). When selecting plants, both in old and currently used cemeteries, our preferences as well as cultural traditions should be taken into account.I