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Stipa valdemonensis (Poaceae), a new species from Sicily

Daniela CataldoS GiardinaB MoraldoF. M. Raimondo

subject

Settore BIO/02 - Botanica SistematicaSicilian flora Stipa Mediterranean islands taxonomy

description

A new species of Stipa, endemic to Sicily, is here described and named Stipa valdemonensis. The new taxon is related to S. crassiculmis. Owing to the small number of individuals observed, in few restricted localities only, it is assigned the IUCN threat status “vulnerable”

10.1080/11263504.2012.700961http://hdl.handle.net/10447/65141