Important Plant Areas in the network of nature reserves of the Komi Republic

The paper is concerned with current information about the Nature Protected Areas network of the Komi Republic. Based on the analysis of data on the occurrence of rare plants and fungi (including lichens), which are protected at the international, regional and local levels, information on the diversity of floras and biotas, the presence of endangered habitats, as well as rare and reference phytocenoses, the authors have identified the Important Plant Areas in the system of reserves. The Nature Protected Areas network has been demonstrated to successfully fulfil the function of in situ preserving habitats of rare plants and fungi.