Fig. 1. Geobotanical districts in the area of Lithuania Red Data Book plants Juniperus communis L. The prevailing mosses under the lime (Tilia cordata Mill.) in the shady are Pleurozium schreberi (Brid.) Mitt., Ptilium place, in almost neutral soil (pH 7.26). It crista-castrensis (Hedw.) De Not., Hylocomium propagated by the vegetative way only, blew splendens (Hedw.) Schimp. and Dicranum not profusely. In the spring of 2007 Cruciata scoparium Hedw., there also grow some Calluna glabra (L.) was moved to the collection of rare vulgaris (L.) Hull., Vaccinium vitis-idaea L., plants in the Section of Plant Geography and Festuca ovina L., Milium effusum L., Systematics. Here place is sunny, the soil is a Melampyrum pratense L., Helianthemum little bit alkaline (pH 7.6). The plant adapted very nummularium (L.), Pulsatilla pratensis (L.) Mill. well (Fig. 3), blew profusely in May and June, and P. patens (L.) Mill., Chamerion procreated in vegetative way and nurtured seeds. angustifolium (L.) Holub, Scorzonera humilis Since 2007 information about Cruciata glabra L., Pyrola chlorantha Sw., Fragaria vesca L. growing in Botanical garden of Šiauliai University Next to the growing place on the dug up forest is included in Index Seminum publication square line grow Cerastium holosteoides Fr., designed for international interchange of seeds. Moehringia trinervia (L.) Clairv., Rumex acetosella L., Scleranthus annuus L., Spergula sp. Mentioned place plant names from literature CONCLUSIONS Z. Gudžinskas (1999). This growing place is the most northern natural place of this species in 1. Cruciata glabra (L.) Ehrend. species is Lithuania. The 13 geobotanical district (Fig. 1) particularly endagered by anthropogenic lies among Riga (1e) and Šiauliai (19 a). Possibility influence and spontaneous changes of to find this species growing in brighter woods forests. is very believable.

Published as part of Klimiene, Asta, Vilkonis, Kęstutis Kazimieras & Vainorienė, Rimanta, 2010, Cruciata Glabra (L.) Ehrend. (Rubiaceae A. L. Juss.) In Lithuania: In Situ And Ex Situ, pp. 85-88 in Acta Biologica Universitatis Daugavpiliensis 10 (1) on page 7, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.12647980