New Alien Plant Taxa for Italy and Europe: An Update.

ABSTRACT: Despite the wide amount of scientific contributions published on alien plant species, their diffusion dynamics, and their interactions with native taxa, it is increasingly difficult to slow down their spreading and their negative impact on habitats. Last recent years, in fact, a sharp rise in the number of new alien plant taxa introduced in Italy and Europe has been recorded. The aim of this work is to investigate most of the Italian territory in order to verify whether this alarming trend is still underway. Specimen collections and/or observations of alien plants have been performed in as many as 12 Italian regions. All the collected specimens are stored in public or private herbaria. Taxa have been identified according to the literature from the countries of origin of the investigated ta

SUBMITTER: Musarella CM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10934091 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature