Acta Scientiarum Polonorum
Silvarum Colendarum Ratio et Industria Lignaria

Introduction. The Kobylepole ecological area was established in 2018 on the basis of a wildlife inventory made in 2017, and is the newest object of this type in Poznań. It is an important hotspot of plant biodiversity in Poznań and so far no floristic documentation has been prepared for it.
Material and methods. In 2017 vascular plants of the area were studied and analyses included the historical-geographical and socioecological groups, life forms of plants as well as rare and threatened species and magnificent trees with monumental circumferences.
Results. In the studied area 270 taxa of vascular plants belonging to 61 families were inventoried. The native flora was represented by 207 taxa (76.7%) and the alien flora by 63 taxa (23.3%). Species of deciduous forests and shrubby communities as well as fresh and moderately moist meadows were the most numerous in the flora. Three species of rare and endangered plants for Wielopolska, and 57 rare and endangered species in the city of Poznań as well as 51 trees with monumental circumferences were found.
Conclusions. The studied object has a high floristic value. It is a refuge of deciduous forests species, rare and endangered species in the region and in the city, as well as magnificent trees with monumental circumferences.
In order to protect its flora effectively, it is necessary to protect the habitats of many plant species, by limiting walking and cycling to several major paths along with the infrastructure, as well as fighting and not introducing alien expansive and invasive species for this area.