Article

Germination data of four Mediterranean species of coastal sand dunes

Authors:
Porceddu M.
,
Boi M.E.
,
Bacchetta G.
Publication: Flora Mediterranea
Pages: 288-292
Keywords:

vascular plants, Mediterranean coasts, dune habitats, Sardinia

Article history:
Abstract

The present work gathers new germination assays of four Mediterranean species of coastal sand dunes. The studied species are: Anthemis maritima L. subsp. maritima, Crucianella maritima L., Eryngium maritimum L. and Thinopyrum junceum (L.) Á.Löve. Seeds were collected at the time of natural seed dispersal in two sites in the South of Sardinia. The germination tests were carried out at the Sardinian Germplasm Bank (BG-SAR). Our results show a high germination capability and germination rate for the tested plant species.