Titel
First escaped populations of Gazania ×splendens Hend. & Andr. Hend. (Asteraceae) in Algeria
Autor*in
Nora Sakhraoui
Department of Ecology and Environment, Faculty of Sciences, University 20 August 1955 Skikda
Sonia Rouidi
Department of Ecology and Environment, Faculty of Sciences, University 20 August 1955 Skikda
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Abstract
During field surveys carried out in north-eastern Algeria, the escape of Gazania ×splendens Hend. & Andr. Hend. was observed; it is reported here as in the process of naturalization for the first time in Algeria and continental North Africa. This hybrid of the Asteraceae family, highly appreciated and widely used in ornamentation, was discovered at a single locality on a coastal dune in the Skikda region, where it is currently colonizing disturbed habitats, in particular the edges of sidewalks. It grows on sandy soil, spreads from seeds and seems to have escaped from the countless green spaces in the region. Gazania ×splendens manages to cope well with summer heat and drought and has maintained itself at the site for more than three years. Field photos and a map marking the escaped populations and the cultivated populations in their vicinity are provided.
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Arctotideaedegree of naturalizationfirst recordgreen spaceshabitatintroduced speciesornamentalspread
Objekt-Typ
Sprache
Englisch [eng]
Persistent identifier
phaidra.univie.ac.at/o:2070534
Erschienen in
Titel
BioInvasions Records
Band
12
Ausgabe
3
ISSN
2242-1300
Erscheinungsdatum
2023
Seitenanfang
659
Seitenende
666
Publication
Regional Euro-Asian Biological Invasions Centre Oy (REABIC)
Fördergeber
Erscheinungsdatum
2023
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Rechte
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