Zbrašov aragonite caves and brown rankers. The surface of the protected area is mostly forest canopy cover, which has a near-natural tree composition. There is growing mixed forest consisting of winter oak ("Quercus petraea"), beech ("Fagus sylvatica"), common hornbeam ("Carpinus betulus"), sycamore ("Acer pseudoplatanus"), spruce ash ("Fraxinus excelsio"), maple ("Acer platanoides"), small-leaved lime ("Tilia cordata"), sometimes Norway spruce ("Picea abies") and silver fir ("Abies alba"). Occasionally there are a few mountain elms ("Ulmus glabra"). In the past, these forests were negatively affected by forest management, such as logging and the subsequent planting in favor of spruce trees. In the future, these negative effects
Dioscorea sylvatica Dioscorea sylvatica Dioscorea sylvatica ("forest elephants foot") is a species of a twining tuberous vine that is native to Africa. It is common and widespread in forest and thicket, throughout the summer rainfall areas of East and Southern Africa. It produces a distinctively flattened caudex, often with lobes that spread out. The creeping shoots grow throughout most of the year, though each will periodically die back and be replaced from the central caudex root stock. In dryer conditions it can become deciduous. The green creeping foliage can reach 4 meters or more in height. It is an extremely widespread and