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New records for the alien vascular flora of Calabria (S-Italy)

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Agraria Department, Mediterranean University of Reggio Calabria, Loc. Feo di Vito snc, 89122 Reggio Calabria, Italy
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Istituto Tecnico Agrario “V. Emanuele II”, Via Cortese 1, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy.
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July 16, 2023
Revised
September 28, 2023
Accepted
November 09, 2023
Published
November 10, 2023
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Capuano, A. , & Caruso, G. (2023). New records for the alien vascular flora of Calabria (S-Italy). Current Research in Public Health, 3(2), 1-35. https://doi.org/10.31586/rjees.2023.723
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Capuano, A. ; Caruso, G. New records for the alien vascular flora of Calabria (S-Italy). Current Research in Public Health 2023 3(2), 1-35. https://doi.org/10.31586/rjees.2023.723
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Capuano, Alberto, and Giuseppe Caruso. 2023. "New records for the alien vascular flora of Calabria (S-Italy)". Current Research in Public Health 3, no. 2: 1-35. https://doi.org/10.31586/rjees.2023.723
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Capuano A, Caruso G. New records for the alien vascular flora of Calabria (S-Italy). Current Research in Public Health. 2023; 3(2):1-35. https://doi.org/10.31586/rjees.2023.723
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ABSTRACT = {While alien organisms, vascular plants included, are progressively increasing their worldwide impact on habitats, the present research confirms a similar dangerous trend for Calabria, the southernmost and floristically richest region of Italian Peninsula. The set of additional alien taxa here recorded for the vascular flora of Calabria includes: Acacia melanoxylon, Bidens subalternans, Buddleja davidii, Cucurbita moschata, Cyclospermum leptophyllum, Erigeron annuus subsp. annuus, Hesperocyparis glabra, Ligustrum ovalifolium, Mahonia aquifolium, Morus indica, Oenothera speciosa, Prunus serotina, Pyracantha fortuneana, Rudbeckia laciniata, Solanum nitidibaccatum, Sparaxis bulbifera, Tradescantia cerinthoides, Ulmus pumila. These additional 18 taxa bring the total number of alien species from 382 to 400. The most represented biological forms are scapose therophyte and scapose phanerophyte with 5 species (27.8% of the total). The most frequent biogeographic origins of the surveyed species are North America (6 species; 33.3%), followed by Asia and South America both with 4 species (22.2%). The most common habitats hosting the recorded alien taxa are roadsides (8 species; 44.4%), although all surveyed plants have been found in deeply anthropized environments. The altitude of occurrence, extending 3 to 1,286 m a.s.l., together with other ecological data provided, demonstrate the ability of aliens to potentially colonize a wide range of environments in the region.},
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