The flora of the projected nature monuments of local importance «Reduty» near the village Mala Korenykha in the Mykolaiv region (Ukraine)

The dataset include information about flora of 3 redoubts in Mykolaiv region. To the south of the center of Mykolaiv, on the right bank of the Bug Estuary locates three old redoubts with a total area of 12.11 hectares. The fortification system of the Mykolaiv region, consisting of ancient reduts, was created during the Crimean War to solve the problem of city defense. One of the best architects of the time, the famous engineer Eduard Totleben, was responsible for their construction (Waiting for War, 2022). The steppe terrain of the Mykolaiv region served as the site for the creation of defensive structures, and in order to keep the soil in place, the surface of the fortifications was covered with steppe turf at that time. This technique allowed builders to create more stable and durable structures, preventing them from weathering and washing away during precipitation and strong winds. In addition, separate ammunition storage areas were built at each such defense structure, so there was always a sufficient number of guns, a powder magazine, barracks, and everything necessary for people's life inside. The construction of the fortifications dates back to 1853-1856. Mykolaiv reduts are objects of cultural heritage of Ukraine. These structures are of great historical importance and attract not only tourists but also researchers of various fields. The total list of flora include 152 species. The projected botanical nature monument of local importance "Reduty" (“Redoubts” in English) has a high sozological value of vegetation and biotopes. In particular, two Red Data Book species have been identified, Stipa capillata and Stipa lessingiana. On the territory of the redoubts, there is a community of the Stipeta capillatae formation, which is included in the Green Book of Ukraine. There is also a rare habitat of steppes: biotope included in Resolution 4 of the Bern Convention (E1.2 Perennial herbaceous calcite communities and steppes) and included in the European Red List of Habitats (E1.2b Dry continental steppes). The nomenclature of the dataset follows “Nomenclatural Checklist of vascular plants of Ukraine” (Mosyakin & Fedoronchuk 1999) with minor edits.