The rowan (Sorbus eximia)  is an endemic species in Český kras PLAThe rocky steppes represent primary forest free areas and play host to valuable vegetation communitiesČeský kras is a typical locality for the feather-grass Stipa pennata, which was named (in Czech) after the hermit St. IvanThe largest European owl – the eagle owl (Bubo bubo) nests on the rocky ledgesThe predatory red assassin bug (Rhinocoris iracundus)A tuffa pool in Koda National Nature Reserve