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- Title
ALIEN HERBACEOUS PLANT SPECIES NEW TO LITHUANIA.
- Authors
GUDŽINSKAS, Zigmantas
- Abstract
This paper presents information about ten new alien plant species recorded in Lithuania in the period from 1995 to 2014. These species belong to eight families: Cucurbitaceae (Lagenaria siceraria), Juncaceae (Luzula sylvestris), Lamiaceae (Physostegia virginiana, Sideritis montana), Poaceae (Melica altissima, Miscanthus sacchariflorus), Portulacaceae (Claytonia perfoliata), Scrophulariaceae (Digitalispurpurea), Solanaceae (Datura inoxia) and Zygophyllaceae (Tribulus terestris). Three species (Claytonia perfoliata, Sideritis montana and Tribulus terestris) were introduced accidentally, whereas other seven species were introduced deliberately and later escaped from cultivation. One species, Luzula sylvatica, is ascribed to the group of established aliens, whereas other recorded species are treated as casual. Local establishment of Claytonia perfoliata, Digitalis purpurea and Melica altissima is expected, whereas Miscanthus sacchariflorus can become established and even invasive in the future.
- Subjects
HERBACEOUS plants; PLANT species; INTRODUCED plants; CLAYTONIA; FOXGLOVES
- Publication
Botanica Lithuanica (1392-1665), 2017, Vol 23, Issue 1, p33
- ISSN
1392-1665
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1515/botlit-2017-0003