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Notulae to the Italian native vascular flora: 10
expand article infoFabrizio Bartolucci, Gianniantonio Domina§, Simonetta Bagella|, Giuseppina Barberis, Ian Briozzo, Mario Calbi#, Maria C. Caria|, Viviana Cavallaro¤, Giuseppina Chianese«, Carlo Cibei, Fabio Conti, Davide Dagnino, Assunta Esposito», Gabriele Galasso˄, Valeria Giacanelli˅, Luigi Forte¤, Günter Gottschlich¦, Edda Lattanziˀ, Daniela Longo, Giacomo Meiˁ, Marco Merli, Simone Orsenigo, Gian Battista Pau, Gaetano Pazienza¤, Simonetta Peccenini, Stefania Pisanu|, Giovanni Rivieccio|, Francesco Roma-Marzio, Filippo Scafidi§, Federico Selvi, Adriano Stinca», Claudia Turcato, Chiara Nepi
‡ Università di Camerino, Barisciano, Italy
§ Università di Palermo, Palermo, Italy
| Università di Sassari, Sassari, Italy
¶ Università di Genova, Genova, Italy
# Unafiliated, Genova, Italy
¤ Università di Bari A. Moro, Bari, Italy
« Università di Napoli Federico II, Portici, Italy
» Università della Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Caserta, Italy
˄ Museo di Storia Naturale di Milano, Milano, Italy
˅ Istituto Superiore per la Protezione e la Ricerca Ambientale, Roma, Italy
¦ Unafiliated, Tübingen, Germany
ˀ Unafiliated, Roma, Italy
ˁ Università Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, Italy
₵ Unafiliated, Trento, Italy
ℓ Università degli Studi di Pavia, Pavia, Italy
₰ Unafiliated, Siniscola, Italy
₱ Università di Pisa, Pisa, Italy
₳ Università di Firenze, Firenze, Italy
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Abstract

In this contribution, new data concerning the distribution of native vascular flora in Italy are presented. It includes new records, confirmations, exclusions, and status changes to the Italian administrative regions for taxa in the genera Artemisia, Chaetonychia, Cirsium, Cynanchum, Genista, Hieracium, Iberis, Melica, Misopates, Myosotis, Thalictrum, Trifolium, Utricularia, Veronica, and Vicia. Nomenclatural and distribution updates, published elsewhere, and corrigenda are provided as supplementary material.

Keywords

Endemic, Floristic data, Italy

How to contribute

The text for the new records should be submitted electronically to Chiara Nepi (chiara.nepi@unifi.it). The corresponding specimen along with its scan or photograph have to be sent to FI Herbarium: Sezione di Botanica “Filippo Parlatore” del Museo di Storia Naturale, Via G. La Pira 4, 50121 Firenze (Italy). Those texts concerning nomenclatural novelties (typifications only for accepted names), status changes, exclusions, and confirmations should be submitted electronically to: Fabrizio Bartolucci (fabrizio.bartolucci@gmail.com). Each text should be within 1,000 characters (spaces included).

Floristic records

Artemisia caerulescens L. subsp. cretacea (Fiori) Brilli-Catt. & Gubellini (Asteraceae)

+ CAL: Caccuri (Crotone) lungo il Torrente Lepre presso loc. Bagni di Repote (WGS84: 39.218358N; 16.836357E), calanco, 145 m, 11 October 2018, A. Stinca (FI, PORUN-Stinca). – Species and subspecies new for the flora of Calabria.

A. Stinca, G. Chianese, A. Esposito

Chaetonychia cymosa (L.) Sweet (Caryophyllaceae)

+ SAR: Siniscola (Nuoro), Loc. Petriolu (WGS84: 40.488720N; 9.810100E), margine di una vecchia carraia, esp. S, 12 m s.l.m., 17 May 2020, G.B. Pau (SS). – Species confirmed for the flora of Sardegna.

Chaetonychia cymosa is a western-Mediterranean species (Pignatti et al. 2017), native to the Iberian Peninsula (Balearic Islands excluded), south of France, Corsica, Sardegna, Morocco, and Tunisia (Soriano Martin 1997). It was recorded for the first time in Sardegna in 1840 by Domenico Lisa (Mattirolo 1893), and later confirmed by Fiori (1923) and by Pignatti et al. (2017). However, according to Arrigoni (2010) and Bartolucci et al. (2018), this species was known only due to historical records.

G.B. Pau, S. Bagella

Cirsium vulgare (Savi) Ten. subsp. vulgare (Asteraceae)

+ CAM: Castellammare di Stabia (Napoli), località Quisisana (WGS84: 40.686260N; 14.481711E), bordo strada, 172 m, 22 June 2020, A. Stinca (FI, PORUN-Stinca). – Subspecies new for the flora of Campania.

A. Stinca, G. Mei, A. Esposito

Cynanchum acutum L. subsp. acutum (Apocynaceae)

+ ABR: Città Sant’Angelo (Pescara), Marina di Città Sant’Angelo, riva sinistra del Fiume Saline presso la foce, sull’argine (WGS84: 42.525742N; 14.150094E), spiaggia, 1 m, no exp., 8 May 2018, leg. G. Galasso, det. G. Galasso, E. Banfi (MSNM); ibidem, 16 May 2020, F. Conti, V. Giacanelli (APP, MSNM); ibidem, 29 May 2020, F. Conti, V. Giacanelli (FI, APP). – Subspecies new for the flora of Abruzzo.

F. Conti, V. Giacanelli, G. Galasso

Genista etnensis (Raf.) DC. (Fabaceae)

+ (NAT) TOS: Civitella Marittima (Grosseto) (WGS84: 42.994981N; 11.289629E), scarpata stradale presso lo svincolo sulla strada Siena-Grosseto, 278 m, 6 Jun 2020, F. Selvi 3980 (FI). – Naturalized regional alien species new for the flora of Toscana.

In the locality reported here, a few plants of this species, otherwise endemic to Sicilia and Sardegna, were introduced about 20 years ago for the stabilization of a road embankment. At present, it occurs with a few old plants and ca. 15 younger individuals in the close surroundings, established by natural regeneration. In early June 2020, these plants bore flowers and young fruits, showing their reproductive capacity under local conditions.

F. Selvi

Hieracium ramosissimum Schleich. ex Hegetschw. subsp. conringiifolium (Arv.-Touv.) Zahn (Asteraceae)

+ EMR: Agnelli, Coli (Piacenza), margine strada (WGS84: 44.72341N; 9.43767E), 980 m s.l.m., exp. Nord, 10 July 2019, S. Orsenigo, det. G. Gottschlich (PAV, Herb. Orsenigo). – Subspecies confirmed for the flora of Emilia-Romagna.

Hieracium ramosissimum subsp. conringiifolium was reported in Emilia-Romagna as doubtfully occurring (Bartolucci et al. 2018). Some historical records (sub H. conringiifolium Arv.) were reported for the province of Piacenza by Bracchi and Romani (2010), who referred to Pavarino (1915) and Pavesi (1906). In particular, the latter author collected this subspecies in the area of Sassi Neri, between Lombardia and the Emilia-Romagna border, in an area probably falling within the municipality of Bobbio (Piacenza).

S. Orsenigo, G. Gottschlich

Iberis semperflorens L. (Brassicaceae)

+ (CAS) TAA: Torbole (Trento) (WGS 45.870667N; 10.87834667E), pendio esposto a sud, 111 m, 25 January 2020, M. Merli (FI, ROV, Herb. Merli). – Casual regional alien species new for the flora of Trentino-Alto Adige.

M. Merli, G. Galasso

Melica transsilvanica Schur subsp. klokovii Tzvelev. (Poaceae)

+ LIG: Magliolo (Savona), impluvio del Torrente Maremola (WGS84: 44.19523907N; 8.2349215E), affioramento di dolomia, 270 m, 7 December 2019, A. Alberto, A. Baroni, F. Baroni, I. Briozzo, S. Briozzo, C. Cibei, D. Dagnino, D. Dozza, D. Longo, M. Ottonello, R. Paneri, S. Peccenini, E. Rodi (GE No. 1613, FI). – Subspecies new for the flora of Liguria.

No information was available on the occurrence of Melica transsilvanica subspecies in Liguria (Bartolucci et al. 2018).

D. Dagnino, C. Cibei

Misopates calycinum Rothm. (Plantaginaceae)

+ LIG: Sori (Genova), sotto la Torre Saracena di Polanesi (WGS84: 44.367555N; 9.122138E), fasce abbandonate, 170 m, 17 June 2020, M. Calbi (GE No. 2566). – Species confirmed for the flora of Liguria.

The most recent report dates back to Gismondi (1949) for a locality (Mulinetti di Recco, along the railway) not far from the place of the new discovery.

G. Barberis, M. Calbi

Myosotis sylvatica Hoffm. subsp. subarvensis Grau (Boraginaceae)

+ CAM: Montevergine (Avellino) (WGS84: 40.937195N; 14.724666E), radura all’interno di una faggeta, 1315 m, 07 July 2016, F. Scafidi (FI). – Subspecies new for the flora of Campania.

This taxon has been identified according to Grau (1964).

F. Scafidi

Thalictrum minus L. (Ranunculaceae)

+ PUG: Gravina in Puglia (Bari), Pulicchio di Gravina (WGS84: 40.904633N; 16.422215E), 477 m s.l.m., radura di rimboschimento sul fondo del Pulicchio di Gravina, 13 June 2020, leg. G. Pazienza, det. G. Pazienza, L. Forte, V. Cavallaro (FI; BI No. 42341) – Species confirmed for the flora of Puglia.

In Licht (2018) and Licht and Wagensommer (2020), Thalictrum minus was reported as probably occurring in Puglia, in the Gargano Promontory, based on Hand (2001). According to Bartolucci et al. (2018), T. minus L. subsp. minus was reported in Puglia as no longer recorded. Palanza (1900) reported it under the name “T. elatum (Jacq.) Bert.” “Nei pascoli del Pulicchio alle Murgie di Gravina; alla riva dell’Ofanto nel Barlettano”. The new specimens and a revision of the specimens collected by Palanza (BI Nos. 44166, 44167 and 44240) led us to attribute all of them to T. minus L., but left unsolved the attribution to a subspecies.

G. Pazienza, L. Forte, V. Cavallaro

Trifolium bocconei Savi (Fabaceae)

+ LIG: Ameglia (La Spezia), “IT 1345109 Montemarcello”, nei pressi del sentiero per Punta Bianca (WGS84: 44.038015N; 9.973765E), prateria xerofila mediterranea (Habitat Natura 2000 cod.6220), 85 m, 9 August 2019, D. Dagnino, C. Turcato, (GE No. 1359); Calice al Cornoviglio (La Spezia) Loc. Martinello, lungo il torrente Usurana, 3 June 2005, E. Lattanzi, (Herb. Lattanzi). – Species confirmed for the flora of Liguria.

Several Ligurian localities were reported by De Notaris (1844), Bertoloni (1850–1853), and in Ottone Penzig’s handwritten notes found on a copy of De Notaris (1844), stored in the library of the University of Genova. Although this species occurs in most of the Mediterranean Italian regions, it was no longer recorded for Liguria (Bartolucci et al. 2018).

E. Lattanzi, D. Dagnino, C. Turcato

Utricularia vulgaris L. (Lentibulariaceae)

+ SAR: Sorso (Sassari), Platamona lagoon (WGS84: 40.815739N; 8.490230E), vegetazione peristagnale a dominanza di Cladium mariscus, 2 m s.l.m, 24 June 2020, G. Rivieccio, M.C. Caria, S. Pisanu, S. Bagella (SS). – Species confirmed for the flora of Sardegna.

Although this species was reported for Sardegna by Giau (1986), its presence in the island was questioned and only the presence of Utricularia australis R.Br. was confirmed (Desfayes 2008; Arrigoni 2013; Bartolucci et al. 2018; Bagella et al. 2020; Orrù et al. 2020). We localized a population of U. vulgaris alongside the Platamona lagoon, in Habitat 7210* “Calcareous fens with Cladium mariscus and species of the Caricion davallianae” (Gigante et al. 2019).

G. Rivieccio, M.C. Caria, S. Pisanu, S. Bagella

Veronica vindobonensis (M.A.Fisch.) M.A.Fisch. (Plantaginaceae)

ITALIA (TOS). – Species to be excluded from the flora of Italy.

Veronica vindobonensis is an East European species, reported as native in Italy by Walters and Webb (1972) and by Marhold (2011+), but not included in the recent checklists of the Italian vascular flora (Bartolucci et al. 2018, Galasso et al. 2018), nor was it reported by Pignatti et al. (2018). Recently, Arrigoni (2020) listed this species as non-native and doubtfully occurring in Toscana, based on a record published by Del Prete and Tomaselli (1982) for the Apuan Alps that, to the best of my knowledge, is the only verifiable record for Italy. In PI we traced the specimen cited by these authors, but it is actually attributable to V. chamaedrys L. subsp. chamaedrys (http://erbario.unipi.it/it/erbario/view?id=1623472). Accordingly, I exclude V. vindobonensis for the flora of Italy.

F. Roma-Marzio

Vicia johannis Tamamsch. (Fabaceae)

+ LIG: Chiusanico (Imperia), sopra Borgata Castello (WGS84: 43.97305N; 7.99425E), oliveto, 477 m, 6 April 2019, G. Barberis, A. Baroni, F. Baroni, I. Briozzo, C. Cibei, D. Dagnino, A. Giovannini, M. Leone, D. Longo, S. Peccenini, E. Rodi, V. Terzo (GE No. 1512, FI). – Species new for the flora of Liguria.

This species is poorly known in Italy, and it has only recently been reported in Veneto, Emilia-Romagna, Lazio, Abruzzo, Molise, and – not confirmed – in Sardegna (Bartolucci et al. 2018, 2019).

I. Briozzo, D. Longo, S. Peccenini

Nomenclatural and distribution updates from other literature sources, and corrigenda

Nomenclatural and distribution updates, and corrigenda to Bartolucci et al. (2018) are provided in Suppl. material 1.

F. Bartolucci, G. Galasso

Acknowledgements

We gratefully acknowledge the following colleagues who provided distribution, nomenclatural, and taxonomic advice: Sebastiano Andreatta, Gianluigi Bacchetta, Liliana Bernardo, Francesco Bianchini, Giacomo Calvia, Francesco Di Carlo, Lorenzo Gallo, Duilio Iamonico, Roberto R. Masin, Lorenzo Peruzzi, Romeo Di Pietro, Simonetta Fascetti, Federico Mangili, Angelo Troìa, Antonio Romano.

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Fabrizio Bartolucci, Gabriele Galasso

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Explanation note: 1. Nomenclatural updates; 2. Note updates; 3. Distribution updates; 4. Synonyms, misapplied or included names.

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