Hvarske orhideje - mamac za turiste!

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2015.godiner, nizozemac i ljubitelj orhideja Frank Verhart je posjetio Hvar i Brač da bi bilježio orhideje na tim otocima. Ovaj tekst od novinara Mirka Crnčevića je objavljen u Slobodnoj Dalmaciji 25/04/2015., i reproduciran ovdje uz dozovlu.

Frank Verhart nađe skromnu orhideju na Hvaru. Foto: Vivian Grisogono

Prve turističke laste su već na Hvaru, a mnogi naši gosti su ujedno ljubitelji prirode, pa ih vrlo često viđamo i na proplancima dalje od mora. Jedan od njih, uistinu poseban, je i Nizozemac Frank Verhart (36), koji je studirao šumarstvo i upravljanje prirodom na Larenstein fakultetu pokraj Arnhema. Riječ je o botaničaru, koji je 11 godina radio u graditeljstvu, međutim, tri zadnje sezone bio je uposlen na istraživanju zaštićenih biljaka na rubovima autocesta u svojoj zemlji. Ljubav prema orhidejama naslijedio je od ranog djetinjstva i upravo ga ona dovela na naš najsunčaniji škoj.

Ophrys incubacea. Foto: Frank Verhart

Lani sam boravio u Sjevernoj Dalmaciji, išao sam pješice od Zadra, preko Ugljana, Pašmana, Vodica i Biograda sve do Klisa tražeći orhideje. Bilježio sam zatečeno stanje i dodao ga u 'Flora Croatica Database'. Ove godine sam na Hvaru zahvaljujući Udruzi »Eko Hvar« i njenoj predsjednici Vivian Grisogono, a posjetit ću i susjedni Brač. Moram reći da sam naprosto iznenađen brojnošću orhideja na Otoku sunca, ima ih posvuda, čak u blizini sela i cesta, a jedna od meni najljepših je Ophrys bertolonii – kaže ovaj simpatični stručnjak.

Orchis quadripunctata. Foto: Frank Verhart

Do sada je u tjedan dana prošao oko 137 lokacija od Staroga Grada - Farosa do Zastražišća. Dnevno je pješačio otprilike po 12 km i naravno sve bilježio u svoju mapu.

Ophrys bertolonii. Foto: Frank Verhart

I građevinski otpad škodi biljkama

Orhideje vole svijetlo, pa su stoga uvjeti za te biljke na Hvaru uglavnom dobri, međutim, ljudske aktivnosti imaju veliki utjecaj na orhideje: dobro sačuvana polja, pogotovo maslinici, pogoduju velikom bogatstvu orhideja. S druge strane umjetna gnojiva i herbicidi uništavaju staništa tih osjetljivih biljaka. Smeće kao što je građevinski otpad također zagađuje tlo raznim kemikalijama. Orhideje su zaštićene i u Hrvatskoj, njih se ne smije brati, iskopavati ili uništavati. U svijetu postoje brojna društva zainteresirana za divlje orhideje i ona očekuju da se svugdje poštuje prirodno bogatsvo i čuva čisti okoliš, bez zagađenja i smeća « - poručio je Frank Verhart.

Divlji deponij, neprijatelj orhideja. Foto: Vivian Grisogono

Pronašao je ukupno 16 premda pretpostavlja da škoju postoji između 25 i 30 vrsta orhideja. Zato prof. dr. sc. Toni Nikolić s PMF-a u Zagrebu i kaže '...Kolega Verhart je po svemu sudeći dobar orhidolog. Dao je vrlo zanimljive priloge o nalazima pojedinih svojta za FCD... Svaki botanički terenski rad je koristan, a Frank je jedan od desetaka domaćih i stranih botaničara koji gotovo tijekom cijele godine rade po Hrvatskoj. Njegov posjet Hvaru je zaista vrijedan.'

Ophrys sicula. Foto: Frank Verhart

A Franku su ljubav prema ovom cvijetu usadili otac i stric, još kao dijete su ga vodili u vrt orhideja u Valkenburgu. Kasnije je zbog istog razloga boravio u Njemačkoj i Francuskoj, a od 18 godine života počeo je sam putovati.

Orchis tridentata. Foto: Frank Verhart

Primjerice posjetio je Poljsku, Belgiju, pa i grčke otoke Cretu i Rhodos, tražeći orhideje uglavnom pješice. Agencija za upravljanje cestama, rudarske i građevinske tvrtke u njegovoj Nizozemskoj imaju zakonsku obvezu poštivati zaštićene biljke (120 vrsta) i staništa životinja. U tom pogledu svake godine se provodi monitoring, a rezultati bilježe u službenoj državnoj bazi, pa bi bilo korisno da se to radi i u Lijepoj Našoj.

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Frank Verhart na Braču. Foto: Vivian Grisogono
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