Discovering hidden treasures: unveiling a new population of the narrow endemic <i>Hieracium lucidum</i> Guss. (Asteraceae) on the Mounts of Palermo (NW Sicily, Italy)-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Discovering hidden treasures: unveiling a new population of the narrow endemic Hieracium lucidum Guss. (Asteraceae) on the Mounts of Palermo (NW Sicily, Italy)

Published:2024-07-10 Issue:2 Volume:23 Page:213-219
ISSN:1854-9829
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Author:

Pasta S.¹^ORCID,Gristina A. S.²^ORCID,Marcenò C.³^ORCID,de Simone L.⁴^ORCID,Garfì G.¹^ORCID,Giacalone G.⁵^ORCID,Ilardi V.⁵^ORCID,Kozlowski G.⁶⁷⁸^ORCID,Scuderi L.⁹^ORCID,Guarino R.⁵^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Institute of Biosciences and BioResources (IBBR) ; National Research Council (CNR) , Palermo , Italy

2. Department DISTEM , University of Palermo , Palermo , Italy

3. Department of Chemistry, Biology and Biotechnology , University of Perugia , Perugia , Italy

4. Department of Life Sciences , University of Siena , Siena Italy

5. Department STEBICEF , University of Palermo , Palermo , Italy

6. Botanic Garden and Department of Biology , University of Fribourg , Fribourg , Switzerland

7. Natural History Museum Fribourg , Fribourg , Switzerland

8. Eastern China Conservation Centre for Wild Endangered Plant Resources , Shanghai Chenshan Botanical Garden , Shanghai , China

9. Trapani , Italy

Abstract

Abstract The authors discovered a new population of Hieracium lucidum Guss., a species hitherto considered strictly endemic to Monte Gallo. Useful elements for the ecological characterisation of the new population are provided. The stretch of carbonate coastline between the Egadi Islands and the western portion of the Province of Palermo displays a very high wealth of valuable floristic elements and represents an unicum in terms of both phytogeography and ecology. Considering the extreme fragmentation of the distribution pattern of many endemic and exclusive species that characterise this district, as in the case of H. lucidum, the authors suggest upgrading the strategies to protect the local botanical heritage, going beyond the species approach and thinking on a wider territorial scale.

Publisher

Walter de Gruyter GmbH

Link

https://www.sciendo.com/pdf/10.2478/hacq-2023-0011

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