On the area of about four km², 389 vascular plant species (which belong to 77 families) were noticed. So far, no floristic data have been recorded for this area, planned to be a part of the future Hrvatsko zagorje Regional Park (Croatian Zagorje Regional Park). The wild vascular flora of the area in the northwestern part of Croatia-Hrvatsko Zagorje (near the settlements of Cerje Jesenjsko, Šaša, Pašnik, Vrbno and Ježovec, along with the related hamlets) was explored during the vegetation season of 2011. The main goal is to determine natural geographic conditions which influence organic medicinal plants production that contribute to the revitalization of rural areas and slow down deagrarization and deruralization if systematically applied.

The article deals with the current situation of collecting and producing medicinal plants in Croatia and the opportunities that economic activity can offer. Until then Croatia was one of the leading producers of chamomile and lavender in the world. These two plants had the biggest share in medicinal plants production before war in the 1990s. In this work the authors give the most relevant information on chamomile (Matricaria chamomile) and lavender (Lavandula anustifolia) production.

In all parts of Croatia natural geographic conditions, namely climatic, pedological and hydrogeographical conditions are suitable for organic production of medicinal plants. There are about 160 to 170 autochthonous medicinal and aromatic plants that are either collected or produced in Croatia.

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