Variegated Pistacia atlantica in the Crimea
Journal: Ecologica Montenegrina
Year: 2024

Pistacia atlantica Desf. is the only native species of the genus in the Crimean flora with the northernmost exclave of its Mediterranean – Western Asian area here. It is a relic and protected species. Authors made a first-ever discovery of P. atlantica with variegated leaves among the fragmented open woodland of Submediterranean shibljak in the vicinity of the town Alushta. Unique plant distinguishes from the morphological standard of the species with its leaves that show irregular and asymmetri