In this contribution, new data concerning the distribution of native vascular flora in Italy are presented. It includes new records, confirmations, and exclusions to the Italian administrative regions. Nomenclatural and distribution... more
In this contribution, new data concerning the distribution of native vascular flora in Italy are presented. It includes new records, confirmations, and exclusions to the Italian administrative regions. Nomenclatural and distribution updates, published elsewhere, and corrigenda are provided as Suppl. material 1.
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In this contribution, new data concerning the distribution of native vascular flora in Italy are presented. It includes new records, confirmations, and status changes to the Italian administrative regions. Nomenclatural and distribution... more
In this contribution, new data concerning the distribution of native vascular flora in Italy are presented. It includes new records, confirmations, and status changes to the Italian administrative regions. Nomenclatural and distribution updates, published elsewhere, and corrigenda are provided as Suppl. material 1.
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The identity of Enrico (born Henry) Groves is discussed and the following four E.Groves’ names are lectotypified: Anthemis hydruntina (Asteraceae), Centaurea deusta var. nobilis (Asteraceae), Centaurea deusta var. tenacissima (Asteraceae)... more
The identity of Enrico (born Henry) Groves is discussed and the following four E.Groves’ names are lectotypified: Anthemis hydruntina (Asteraceae), Centaurea deusta var. nobilis (Asteraceae), Centaurea deusta var. tenacissima (Asteraceae) and Statice cancellata var. japygica (Plumbaginaceae).
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Notulae redazionali 243-262 (Aesculus carnea, Asclepias tuberosa, Ballota pseudodictamnus, Brassica juncea, Cyperus schweinitzii, Eleocharis atropurpurea, E. obtusa, Elytrigia obtusiflora, Hedera hibernica, Hyacinthoides ×massartiana, Kerria japonica, Lindernia dubia, Marrubium peregrinum, Medica...more
Aesculus carnea, Asclepias tuberosa, Ballota pseudodictamnus, Brassica juncea, Cyperus schweinitzii, Eleocharis atropurpurea, E. obtusa, Elytrigia obtusiflora, Hedera hibernica, Hyacinthoides ×massartiana, Kerria japonica, Lindernia... more
Aesculus carnea, Asclepias tuberosa, Ballota pseudodictamnus, Brassica juncea, Cyperus schweinitzii, Eleocharis atropurpurea, E. obtusa, Elytrigia obtusiflora, Hedera hibernica, Hyacinthoides ×massartiana, Kerria japonica, Lindernia dubia, Marrubium peregrinum, Medicago laciniata, Pinus wallichiana, Rubus armeniacus, Salvia nemorosa, Sium sisarum, Solanum bonariense: updates for Lombardia (aggiornamenti per la Lombardia).
Kalanchoë ×houghtonii, new to Liguria; Platycladus orientalis, new to Liguria. Kalanchoë ×houghtonii, nuova per la Liguria; Platycladus orientalis nuova per la Liguria.
Senecio squalidus (Asteraceae) currently includes nine subspecies distributed in North and Central Europe and in the Mediterranean basin. Within this taxonomic aggregate, many species have been described, but research on their... more
Senecio squalidus (Asteraceae) currently includes nine subspecies distributed in North and Central Europe and in the Mediterranean basin. Within this taxonomic aggregate, many species have been described, but research on their nomenclatural types is incomplete. A complete nomenclatural survey of 19 names belonging to this taxonomically critical group was carried out. Fourteen lectotypes are here designated. The nomenclatural analysis, complemented by field investigations in the type localities of the taxa described in the Central Mediterranean, allowed us to accept 10 species. Accordingly, we proposed here a new name and a new missing combination at a specific level: S. aknoulensis and S. calabrus.
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This paper provides an updated overview, based on nomenclatural, taxonomical and distribution data published in 2021, on the native and alien vascular flora of Italy. The details on the occurrence at national and regional level and the... more
This paper provides an updated overview, based on nomenclatural, taxonomical and distribution data published in 2021, on the native and alien vascular flora of Italy. The details on the occurrence at national and regional level and the lists of taxa occurring in Italy described in 2021 are provided.
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In this contribution, new data concerning the distribution of vascular flora alien to Italy are presented. It includes new records, confirmations, exclusions, and status changes for Italy or for Italian administrative regions.... more
In this contribution, new data concerning the distribution of vascular flora alien to Italy are presented. It includes new records, confirmations, exclusions, and status changes for Italy or for Italian administrative regions. Nomenclatural and distribution updates published elsewhere are provided as Suppl. material 1.
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FIGURE 17. Holotype of V. ×ruggerii Ardenghi, Galasso, Banfi & Lastrucci (MSNM).
FIGURE 16. Geographical distribution in Elba Island of V. ×koberi and V. ×ruggerii.
FIGURE 12. Holotype of V. ×instabilis Ardenghi, Galasso, Banfi & Lastrucci (MSNM).
FIGURE 2. A, C, E–G) Petiole insertion (abaxial surface); B, D, H) petiole insertion detail. A–B) V. cinerea; C–D) V. ×koberi; E–F, H) V. vinifera; G) V. labrusca. All photos by Michele Zilioli.
<i>Vitis vinifera</i> <b>Figs. 2E, 7A:</b> ITALY. <b>Tuscany</b>: Marciana (Livorno), strada tra Portoferraio e Procchio, ca. al Km 4.5, presso l'impluvio che scende alla loc. Porticciolo, poco... more
<i>Vitis vinifera</i> <b>Figs. 2E, 7A:</b> ITALY. <b>Tuscany</b>: Marciana (Livorno), strada tra Portoferraio e Procchio, ca. al Km 4.5, presso l'impluvio che scende alla loc. Porticciolo, poco oltre il confine comunale tra Portoferraio e Marciana (WGS84: 42.791003°N 10.264652°E; staz. 01), 134 m, exp. NE, margine boschivo d'impluvio, probabile popolazione selvatica, 19 June 2008, <i>G. Galasso s.n.</i> (MSNM). <b>Figs. 2F, 2H, 3A:</b> ITALY. <b>Tuscany</b>: Campo nell'Elba (Livorno), via del Monumento, poco a est di Bonalaccia-Filetto (WGS84: 42.760672°N 10.257447°E; staz. 44), 73 m, exp. NW, margine stradale, 19 June 2008, <i>G. Galasso s.n.</i> (MSNM). <b>Figs. 4B, 10a, 10e:</b> ITALY. <b>Lombardy</b>: Montù Beccaria (Pavia), Molino Quaroni (WGS84: 45.047131°N 9.303425°E), cultivated, 9 October 2013, <i>N. Ardenghi</i>, no voucher. <b>Figs. 10b–d, 10f:</b> ITALY. <b>Lombardy</b>: Stradella (Pavia), San Zeno (WGS84: 45.066033°N 9.312813°E), cultivated, 9 October 2013, <i>N. Ardenghi</i>, no voucher.
<i>Vitis rupestris</i> <b>Figs. 3E, 4D, 6E–F, 7E, 9a–b, 9d–f:</b> ITALY. <b>Lombardy</b>: Stradella (Pavia), SP201, Beria (WGS84: 45.056280°N 9.301480°E), 7 September 2013, <i>N.... more
<i>Vitis rupestris</i> <b>Figs. 3E, 4D, 6E–F, 7E, 9a–b, 9d–f:</b> ITALY. <b>Lombardy</b>: Stradella (Pavia), SP201, Beria (WGS84: 45.056280°N 9.301480°E), 7 September 2013, <i>N. Ardenghi</i>, no voucher. <b>Figs. 9c, 9g:</b> ITALY. <b>Lombardy</b>: Calvignano (Pavia), near Stanga (WGS84: 44.988527°N 9.161150°E), 31 May 2013, <i>N. Ardenghi s.n.</i> (<i>Herb. N. Ardenghi</i>).
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In this contribution, new data concerning the distribution of native vascular flora in Italy are presented. It includes new records, confirmations, exclusions, and status changes to the Italian administrative regions. Two new combinations... more
In this contribution, new data concerning the distribution of native vascular flora in Italy are presented. It includes new records, confirmations, exclusions, and status changes to the Italian administrative regions. Two new combinations are proposed. Nomenclatural and distribution updates, published elsewhere, and corrigenda are provided as Suppl. material 1.
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In 2014, the annual field trip of the working group for Floristics, Systematics, and Evolution of the Italian Botanical Society was held in Piemonte (northern Italy), at the head of the Po Valley. This valley, at whose extremity is... more
In 2014, the annual field trip of the working group for Floristics, Systematics, and Evolution of the Italian Botanical Society was held in Piemonte (northern Italy), at the head of the Po Valley. This valley, at whose extremity is located the Monviso (3,841 m a.s.l.), belongs to the Cottian Alps about which very little is known from a floristic point of view. An inventory of the taxa of vascular plants collected during the field trip is reported here. The research led to the identification of 3,546 exsiccata, kept in nine public and nine private collections. A total of 669 taxa belonging to 79 plant families were recorded. Six taxa resulted endemic to Italy and three exclusive to Piemonte, while only nine alien species were detected; six taxa are new and five confirmed for the regional flora.
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In this contribution, new data concerning the distribution of native vascular flora in Italy are presented. It includes new records, confirmations and status changes to the Italian administrative regions for taxa in the... more
In this contribution, new data concerning the distribution of native vascular flora in Italy are presented. It includes new records, confirmations and status changes to the Italian administrative regions for taxa in the generaAlchemilla,Arundo,Bupleurum,Clematis,Clinopodium,Cota,Crassula,Cytisus,Euphorbia,Hieracium,Isoëtes,Lamium,Leontodon,Linaria,Lychnis,Middendorfia,Ophrys,Philadelphus,Pinus,Sagina,Sedum,Taeniatherum,Tofieldia,Triticum,Veronica, andVicia. Nomenclature and distribution updates, published elsewhere, and corrigenda are provided as supplementary material.
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Information about the earliest legitimate names, authorship and typification is provided for 16 taxa described from Italy by R. Huter, P. Porta and/or G. Rigo. Lectotypes are designated for the following eight taxa: Achillea rupestris,... more
Information about the earliest legitimate names, authorship and typification is provided for 16 taxa described from Italy by R. Huter, P. Porta and/or G. Rigo. Lectotypes are designated for the following eight taxa: Achillea rupestris, Achillea moschata var. calcarea, Bellis margaritifolia, Cerastium campanulatum var. granulatum, Leucanthemum laciniatum, Melampyrum barbatum var. variegatum, Tanacetum tridactylites, and Vicia serinica.
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ABSTRACT Among plants, several groups have toxicities that are dangerous for humans. Plant exposures are indeed one of the most frequent cases reported to poison control centers. A rapid and easy screening test is required for accurate... more
ABSTRACT Among plants, several groups have toxicities that are dangerous for humans. Plant exposures are indeed one of the most frequent cases reported to poison control centers. A rapid and easy screening test is required for accurate medical treatment. However, it is usually based on the morphological analysis of ingested plant portions that is expensive in terms of time and resources requiring experience in systematic botany which could also be biased by the absence of clear diagnostic traits in stomach contents. In this study, we designed specific primer pairs for the amplification of a sequence-characterized amplified region within standard barcode regions (i.e., rbcL and trnH–psbA) to detect toxic plants belonging to the genera Atropa and Colchicum. Allied edible species were also included in our data-set to exclude the cross-amplification with the toxic ones when the detection system is applied. Using real-time polymerase chain reaction, we tested the specificity of the selected primer pairs in order to develop a fast and reliable tool to be used in poison centers.
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The genus Liparis Richard (1817: 21) comprises about 320 species, broadly distributed worldwide but mainly in tropical and subtropical areas (Pridgeon et al. 2005). In Europe only the circumboreal L. loeselii (Linnaeus 1753: 947) Richard... more
The genus Liparis Richard (1817: 21) comprises about 320 species, broadly distributed worldwide but mainly in tropical and subtropical areas (Pridgeon et al. 2005). In Europe only the circumboreal L. loeselii (Linnaeus 1753: 947) Richard (1817: 38) occurs (Hultén & Fries 1986). Recently the new taxon L. loeselii (L.) Rich. subsp. nemoralis Perazza et al. (2012: 489) was described from northeastern Italy. It is endemic to Friuli Venezia Giulia, Veneto and Trentino-Alto Adige (Perazza & Lorenz 2013, Peruzzi et al. 2014).
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The typification of the Linnaean names Vitis laciniosa and V. vinifera var. apyrena is discussed. The names are lecto- and neotypified, respectively, using specimens from LIN
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Between the 18th and the early 20th century, a number of naturalized neophytes were described in Europe, outside their area of origin. Although most of the names of these taxa, discovered in a period without fast computer-mediated... more
Between the 18th and the early 20th century, a number of naturalized neophytes were described in Europe, outside their area of origin. Although most of the names of these taxa, discovered in a period without fast computer-mediated communication and world-wide electronic availability of taxonomic papers, today are treated as synonyms, their existence allows to shed light on a peculiar taxonomic phenomenon connected to the early stages of the European alien flora studies. In this paper we select two lectotypes and one neotype for three neophytes described in Italy, belonging to the critical graminoid genera Cyperus (C. aristatus var. boeckeleri), Echinochloa (Panicum erectum), and Eleocharis (Scirpus erraticus). The selected types are conserved at PAV-Erbario Lombardo and RO.
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... Poldini, L. 17 ; Pretto, F. 1 ; Prosser, F. 18 ; Siniscalco, C. 19 ; Villani, MC 20 ; Viegi, L. 21 ; Wilhalm, T. 22 ; Blasi, C. 1. Source: Plant Biosystems, Volume 143, Number 2, July 2009 , pp. 386-430(45). Publisher: Taylor and... more
... Poldini, L. 17 ; Pretto, F. 1 ; Prosser, F. 18 ; Siniscalco, C. 19 ; Villani, MC 20 ; Viegi, L. 21 ; Wilhalm, T. 22 ; Blasi, C. 1. Source: Plant Biosystems, Volume 143, Number 2, July 2009 , pp. 386-430(45). Publisher: Taylor and Francis Ltd. ...
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Supplementary material 1 from: Galasso G, Domina G, Angiolini C, Bacchetta G, Banfi E, Barberis D, Bardi S, Bartolucci F, Bonari G, Bovio M, Briozzo I, Brundu G, Buono S, Calvia G, Celesti-Grapow L, Cozzolino A, Cuena-Lombraña A, Curuzzi M, D’Amico FS, Dagnino D, De Fine G, Fanfarillo E, Federici...more
According to recent molecular phylogenetic studies the Papaver species belonging to P. sect. Argemonidium should be transferred in the genus Roemeria, and species of P. sect. Meconella should be treated as a distinct genus. Accordingly,... more
According to recent molecular phylogenetic studies the Papaver species belonging to P. sect. Argemonidium should be transferred in the genus Roemeria, and species of P. sect. Meconella should be treated as a distinct genus. Accordingly, the new genus Oreomecon is here established, seven new combinations are proposed and one name is typified. Furthermore, the correct names in Roemeria for the eleven, currently accepted, Papaver species in the Euro-Mediterranean area are provided, including nine new combinations.
The tradition of floristic studies in Italy has made it possible to obtain a good knowledge of plant diversity both on a national and regional scale. However, the lack of knowledge for some areas, advances in plant systematics and human... more
The tradition of floristic studies in Italy has made it possible to obtain a good knowledge of plant diversity both on a national and regional scale. However, the lack of knowledge for some areas, advances in plant systematics and human activities related to globalization, highlight the need for further studies aimed at improving floristic knowledge. In this paper, based on fieldwork and herbaria and literature surveys, we update the knowledge on the Italian vascular flora and analyze the floristic similarities between the administrative regions. Four taxa, all exotic, were recorded for the first time in Italy and Europe. In detail, Elaeodendron croceum, Kalanchoë blossfeldiana, and Sedum spathulifolium var. spathulifolium were found as casual aliens, while Oxalis brasiliensis was reported as historical record based on some herbarium specimens. Furthermore, Kalanchoë laxiflora was confirmed as a casual alien species for Italy and Europe. Status changes for some taxa were proposed at...
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As resulted from recent floristic investigations conducted in southern and central Europe, the genus Vitis proved to be, in these areas, an intricate critical group, whose interpretation, often influenced by ampelographic approaches,... more
As resulted from recent floristic investigations conducted in southern and central Europe, the genus Vitis proved to be, in these areas, an intricate critical group, whose interpretation, often influenced by ampelographic approaches, needed to be clarified in a strict taxonomic sense. The current paper analyzes the taxonomy and the distribution of seven taxa recorded in Italy and assigns new names to three nothospecies, naturalized and/or invasive in additional European countries: V.
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Supplementary material 1 from: Galasso G, Domina G, Adorni M, Ardenghi NMG, Bonari G, Buono S, Cancellieri L, Chianese G, Ferretti G, Fiaschi T, Forte L, Guarino R, Labadessa R, Lastrucci L, Lazzaro L, Magrini S, Minuto L, Mossini S, Olivieri N, Scoppola A, Stinca A, Turcato C, Nepi C (2018) Notu...more
Abstract According to projects and practices that the Italian botanists and ecologists are carrying out for bringing “more nature in the city”, new insights for a factual integration between ecological perspectives and more consolidated... more
Abstract According to projects and practices that the Italian botanists and ecologists are carrying out for bringing “more nature in the city”, new insights for a factual integration between ecological perspectives and more consolidated aesthetic and agronomic approaches to the sustainable planning and management of urban green areas are provided.
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In this contribution, new data concerning the distribution of native vascular flora in Italy are presented. It includes new records, confirmations and status changes to the Italian administrative regions for taxa in the genera Acer,... more
In this contribution, new data concerning the distribution of native vascular flora in Italy are presented. It includes new records, confirmations and status changes to the Italian administrative regions for taxa in the genera Acer, Alchemilla, Andrachne, Bromus, Clinopodium, Colchicum, Damasonium, Erodium, Festuca, Hieracium, Hyparrhenia, Ipomoea, Linaria, Lolium, Narcissus, Ranunculus, Sisymbrium, Stipa, Valerianella, Vicia, and Zannichellia. New combinations in the genus Ziziphora (Z.sardoa and Z.corsica) and the new subspecies Ulmusminor susbp. canescens are proposed. Furthermore, the name Calaminthaalpinavar.sardoa is here lectotypified. Nomenclatural and distribution updates, published elsewhere, and corrigenda are provided as Suppl. material 1.
The present contribution is related to the project “Italian loci classici census”, promoted by the Italian Botanical Society and aimed at typifying all the names of the taxa described from Italy and at increasing their systematic... more
The present contribution is related to the project “Italian loci classici census”, promoted by the Italian Botanical Society and aimed at typifying all the names of the taxa described from Italy and at increasing their systematic knowledge (Domina et al. 2012, Passalacqua et al. 2014, Peruzzi et al. 2015, Brundu et al. 2017).
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In this contribution, new data concerning the distribution of vascular flora alien to Italy are presented. It includes new records, confirmations, exclusions, and status changes for Italy or for Italian administrative regions of taxa in... more
In this contribution, new data concerning the distribution of vascular flora alien to Italy are presented. It includes new records, confirmations, exclusions, and status changes for Italy or for Italian administrative regions of taxa in the genera Acalypha, Acer, Canna, Cardamine, Cedrus, Chlorophytum, Citrus, Cyperus, Epilobium, Eucalyptus, Euphorbia, Gamochaeta, Hesperocyparis, Heteranthera, Lemna, Ligustrum, Lycium, Nassella, Nothoscordum, Oenothera, Osteospermum, Paspalum, Pontederia, Romulea, Rudbeckia, Salvia, Sesbania, Setaria, Sicyos, Styphnolobium, Symphyotrichum, and Tradescantia. Nomenclature and distribution updates, published elsewhere, and corrigenda are provided as supplementary material.
In this contribution, new data concerning the distribution of vascular flora alien to Italy are presented. It includes new records, and confirmations for Italy or for Italian administrative regions of taxa in the genera Albizia, Anredera,... more
In this contribution, new data concerning the distribution of vascular flora alien to Italy are presented. It includes new records, and confirmations for Italy or for Italian administrative regions of taxa in the genera Albizia, Anredera, Bougainvillea, Cardamine, Cenchrus, Cephalaria, Ceratochloa, Cytisus, Datura, Delosperma, Euonymus, Freesia, Hylotelephium, Lantana, Musa, Physalis, Rotala, Styphnolobium, Trachycarpus, and Tradescantia. Nomenclature and distribution updates, published elsewhere, and corrections are provided as supplementary material.
Based on recent advances in the phylogeny of Senecioneae, several genera, including <em>Jacobaea</em>, are currently separated from traditional Senecio. New combinations are here proposed for four European taxa:<em> J.…
Testo bilingue; bilingual text: in italiano; in English. Gli autori identificano 43 spcie vegetali rappresentate in 14 dipinti rinascimentali di Bernardino Luini. Ognuna è corredata da una scheda botanica. The autohrs identified 43 plant... more
Testo bilingue; bilingual text: in italiano; in English. Gli autori identificano 43 spcie vegetali rappresentate in 14 dipinti rinascimentali di Bernardino Luini. Ognuna è corredata da una scheda botanica. The autohrs identified 43 plant species in 14 of Bernardino Luini's Renaissance paintings. Each is accompanied by a detailed plant sheets.
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CONTI F., ALESSANDRINI A., BACCHETTA G., BANFI E., BARBERIS G., BARTOLUCCI F., BERNARDO L., BONACQUISTI S., BOUVET D., BOVIO M., BRUSA G., DEL GUACCHIO E., FOGGI B., FRATTINI S., GALASSO G., GALLO L., GANGALE C., GOTTSCHLICH G., GRÜNANGER... more
CONTI F., ALESSANDRINI A., BACCHETTA G., BANFI E., BARBERIS G., BARTOLUCCI F., BERNARDO L., BONACQUISTI S., BOUVET D., BOVIO M., BRUSA G., DEL GUACCHIO E., FOGGI B., FRATTINI S., GALASSO G., GALLO L., GANGALE C., GOTTSCHLICH G., GRÜNANGER P., GUBELLINI L., IIRITI G., LUCARINI D., MARCHETTI D., MORALDO B., PERUZZI L., POLDINI L., PROSSER F., RAFFAELLI M., SANTANGELO A., SCASSELLATI E., SCORTEGAGNA S., SELVI F., SOLDANO A., TINTI D., UBALDI D., UZUNOV D., VIDALI M.
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According to projects and practices that the Italian botanists and ecologists are carrying out for bring- ing “more nature in the city”, new insights for a factual integration between ecological perspectives and more consolidated... more
According to projects and practices that the Italian botanists and ecologists are carrying out for bring- ing “more nature in the city”, new insights for a factual integration between ecological perspectives and more consolidated aesthetic and agronomic approaches to the sustainable planning and manage- ment of urban green areas are provided.