An updated checklist of the vascular flora native to Italy
University of Camerino1, University of Pisa2, University of Pavia3, University of Cagliari4, University of Genoa5, University of Calabria6, University of Turin7, University of Florence8, Sapienza University of Rome9, University of Palermo10, National Museum of Natural History11, University of Trieste12, University of Naples Federico II13, Seconda Università degli Studi di Napoli14, University of Perugia15
TL;DR: An updated inventory of the vascular flora alien to Italy, providing details on the occurrence at regional level, is presented in this paper, which includes 1597 species, subspecies, and hybrids, distributed in 725 genera and 152 families; 2 taxa are lycophytes, 11 ferns and fern allies, 33 gymnosperms and 1551 angiosperms.
Abstract: An updated inventory of the vascular flora alien to Italy, providing details on the occurrence at regional level, is presented. The checklist includes 1597 species, subspecies, and hybrids, distributed in 725 genera and 152 families; 2 taxa are lycophytes, 11 ferns and fern allies, 33 gymnosperms, and 1551 angiosperms. 157 taxa are archaeophytes and 1440 neophytes. The alien taxa currently established in Italy are 791 (570 naturalized and 221 invasive), while 705 taxa are casual aliens, 4 are not assessed, 7 are of unknown regional distribution, 47 have not been confirmed in recent times, 3 are considered extinct or possibly extinct in the country, and 40 are doubtfully occurring in Italy. This checklist allows to establish an up-to-date number (9792) of taxa constituting the whole (native and alien) Italian flora.
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University of Milan1, University of Milano-Bicocca2, University of Cagliari3, University of Calabria4, University of Pisa5, University of Pavia6, University of Camerino7, Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences8, University of Catania9, University of Trieste10, University of Palermo11, University of Florence12, University of Perugia13, Sapienza University of Rome14, Tuscia University15, University of Naples Federico II16, Seconda Università degli Studi di Napoli17, University of Padua18
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