Original scientific paper
https://doi.org/10.20302/NC.2024.33.19
Cenchrus spinifex – a new grass species from Croatia
Katija Dolina
orcid.org/0000-0001-8663-5397
; University of Dubrovnik, Institute for Marine and Coastal Research, Kneza Damjana Jude 12, HR-20000 Dubrovnik, Croatia
Nenad Jasprica
orcid.org/0000-0001-9457-0300
; University of Dubrovnik, Institute for Marine and Coastal Research, Kneza Damjana Jude 12, HR-20000 Dubrovnik, Croatia
Filip Verloove
orcid.org/0000-0003-4144-2422
; Meise Botanic Garden, Nieuwelaan 38, B-1860 Meise, Belgium
Abstract
This article reports on Cenchrus spinifex Cav. (Poaceae) as a new alien species in Croatia. Cenchrus spinifex was found in autumn 2023 on the Pelješac peninsula in the southernmost part of the country. It occurs on ruderal sites with sandy soils. The morphology, habitat and distribution of the species in the Mediterranean and south-east Europe are briefly described and discussed.
Keywords
eastern Adriatic; invasive alien species; NE Mediterranean; Poaceae; ruderal habitats
Hrčak ID:
319848
URI
Publication date:
31.7.2024.
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