“…The nutrient deficient, weak soil profile developed on calcareous sand (Várallyay 1993, Kovács-Láng et al 2000. Nonetheless, the area has many floristic values, characterized by a rich lichen flora (e.g., Cladonia convoluta, Cladonia furcata, Cladonia magyarica, Cladonia rangiformis) (Lőkös and Verseghy 2001, Molnár and Kun 2011, Veres and Csintalan 2017 and some typical endemic plants, e.g., Festuca vaginata, Colchicum arenarium, Dianthus diutinus, Dianthus serotinus, Iris arenaria (Tóth 1996, Molnár 2003, Magyari et al 2010, Molnár and Kun 2011). The study area has been protected and abandoned since 1974, but it was used for grazing and military excersises before protection.…”