Naturalization and invasion potential of Sesuvium portulacastrum L. recorded as alien species in Egypt.

ABSTRACT: Sesuvium portulacastrum is a perennial halophyte of family Aizoaceae, non-native to Egypt, which was introduced from France ten years ago as an ornamental species. This study reports the detection of S. portulacastrum in the wild in Egypt. Voucher specimens were deposited in the Herbarium of Alexandria University (ALEX). A population of the species was recorded in the wild near Maruit Lake in the north-western coast of Egypt in 2018 during plant resources surveys of the region. The study aimed to assess the potential for S. portulacastrum to spread as an alien species through field observations and geospatial measurements under current conditions in its new habitat. The measured morphological parameters were higher than those recorded in its native habitats. The field observation for three

SUBMITTER: Heneidy SZ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10850471 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature