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Hieracium pollinense (Asteraceae), an endemic species to the Pollino National Park (Southern Italy) rediscovered

Filippo ScafidiGünter GottschlichEmilio Di Gristina

subject

0106 biological sciencesPopulationEndangered speciesPlant Science01 natural sciencesPollino MassiftaxonomydistributionIUCN Red ListHieraciumeducationEndemismEcology Evolution Behavior and Systematicsvascular floraeducation.field_of_studyHieraciumbiologyNational parkEcologySettore BIO/02 - Botanica SistematicaBasilicata; distribution Hieracium; Pollino Massif; taxonomy; vascular floraBasilicatabiology.organism_classification0104 chemical sciences010404 medicinal & biomolecular chemistrySettore BIO/03 - Botanica Ambientale E ApplicataConservation statusTaxonomy (biology)010606 plant biology & botany

description

Abstract The presence of Hieracium pollinense Zahn in Italy is confirmed here after 132 years since its first description based on a single collection made in 1877 in the Mt. Pollino. It is a calcicolous species, so far represented by one population, belongs to the H. sect. Villosa. In line with the IUCN criteria its conservation status assessment is “endangered”.

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2017-03-01
10.1515/botcro-2016-0047http://hdl.handle.net/10447/456805