The formation and structure of clones of forest herbs in ecosystem of north-eastern Ukraine

The clonal structure of forest herbs of north-eastern Ukraine, such as Aegopodium podagraria L., Asarum europaeum L., Carex pilosa Scop., Stellaria holostea L., has been examined using the total mapping method. The regularities of changes within the radii of clones, density of partial bushes and their age have been found out. The author has suggested an original statistical and graphical method which allows to estimate age state of each clone and make its land zoning.