Article

New data for the alien vascular flora of Menorca (Balearic Islands, Spain)

Authors:
Fraga i Arguinbau P.
,
Capó M.
,
Rita J.
,
Borràs J.
,
Cursach J.
Publication: Flora Mediterranea
Pages: 75-84
Article history:

  1. Received

  2. (last) revision received

  3. Accepted

  4. Published online

Abstract

Plant species introductions are a major threat to biodiversity worldwide, being especially harmful in island ecosystems. These introductions have increased significantly over the past decades, and understanding their ability to spread along the invaded areas is one of the key issues for optimising management actions. This study provides new findings on alien plants in Menorca, an island declared a Biosphere Reserve in 1993 located in the western Mediterranean Basin. In particular, we provide chorological data for 16 taxa: four of them are a novelty for the flora of the Balearic Islands (Crassula tetragona subsp. robusta, Gazania linearis, Portulaca grandiflora and Turnera ulmifolia), and nine are new for Menorca. Furthermore, we provide new chorological data from four other taxa previously cited in other studies. Overall, we include 13 new taxa for the alien flora of Menorca, reaching a total of 326 taxa that represent approximately 23% of the entire flora of the island.

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