First record of the alien pest Rhaponticum repens (Compositae) in the Iberian Peninsula

Authors

  • J. López-Alvarado Institut Botànic de Barcelona (IBB-CSIC-ICUB); Dipartimento di Botanica ed Ecologia Vegetale, Facoltà di Scienze Matematiche, Fisiche e Naturali, Università degli Studi di Sassari (Italy)
  • M. B. Crespo CIBIO (Instituto de la Biodiversidad), Universidad de Alicante
  • N. Garcia-Jacas Institut Botànic de Barcelona (IBB-CSIC-ICUB)
  • M. A. Alonso CIBIO (Instituto de la Biodiversidad), Universidad de Alicante
  • L. Vilar Facultat de Ciències, Campus de Montilivi, Universitat de Girona
  • J. C. Cristóbal CIBIO (Instituto de la Biodiversidad), Universidad de Alicante
  • A. Susanna Institut Botànic de Barcelona (IBB-CSIC-ICUB)
  • F. Martínez-Flores CIBIO (Instituto de la Biodiversidad), Universidad de Alicante
  • A. Juan CIBIO (Instituto de la Biodiversidad), Universidad de Alicante
  • L. Sáez Unitat de Botànica, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, E-08193 Bellaterra

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3989/collectbot.2011.v30.006

Keywords:

Alien species, Compositae, Iberian Peninsula

Abstract


First record of the alien pest Rhaponticum repens (Compositae) in the Iberian Peninsula.- Rhaponticum repens is reported for the first time for the flora of the Iberian Peninsula. The species is native from Central Asia and has become invasive in Argentina, Canada, Europe and the USA. It was detected for the first time in abandoned fields from Vilablareix, near the city of Girona (Catalonia, Spain) and in the valley of the Vinalopó in Alicante (Valencia, Spain), where it was collected as early as in 1959 but misdentified. Molecular data, based on nrDNA region ITS, suggest that the reported populations may be closely related to plants from the United States. Due to the extremely noxious character of the species and the possible relationship of Spanish plants with the invasive American populations, some kind of monitoring is recommended.

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Published

2011-12-30

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López-Alvarado, J., Crespo, M. B., Garcia-Jacas, N., Alonso, M. A., Vilar, L., Cristóbal, J. C., Susanna, A., Martínez-Flores, F., Juan, A., & Sáez, L. (2011). First record of the alien pest Rhaponticum repens (Compositae) in the Iberian Peninsula. Collectanea Botanica, 30, 59–62. https://doi.org/10.3989/collectbot.2011.v30.006

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