(Re)discovery of four annual vascular plant species in dry grasslands in the Southwestern Alps (NW Italy)
Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: The Eurasian Dry Grassland Group (EDGG) has developed a rigorous sampling methodology aimed at comprehensively documenting plant diversity across non-forest habitats in the Palaearctic realm.During the 18 th EDGG Field Workshop devoted to the dry grasslands in the Southwestern Alps, three annual vascular plant species not observed in the Aosta Valley for over one century were rediscovered: Bupleurum baldense, Hypochaeris glabra, and Trifolium dubium.Moreover, the annual grass species Brachypodium distachyon was recorded for the first time from the Piedmont Region in the Susa valley.We provide here details on the identification and distribution of these four species, along with some environmental features of the discovery sites.Our findings do not only enrich the regional flora but also underscore the importance of historical records and accurate floristic exploration for biodiversity assessment.
Institutions: University of Palermo, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research, M.G. Kholodny Institute of Botany, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences, Orekan - Gestión Ambiental de Navarra, University of the Basque Country, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Institute of Botany of the Slovak Academy of Sciences, Plant Science and Biodiversity Centre of the Slovak Academy of Sciences, University of Turin, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv
Language: English
Subfield: Plant Science
Domain: Life Sciences
SDG: Life on land
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W4406399941