Plants and natural products have played a significant role in curing and preventing a variety
of ailments occurring in humans and animals, and continue to provide new bioactive leads …

Knowledge on alien species is needed nowadays to protect natural habitats and prevent
ecological damage. The presence of new alien plant species in Italy is increasing every day …

In this contribution, new data concerning the distribution of native vascular flora in Italy are
presented. It includes new records, confirmations and status changes to the Italian …

New data concerning the distribution of 21 non-native vascular species for Calabria
(southern Italy) are presented. Agave filifera is reported for the first time in Europe (Canary …

This paper presents an ethnobotanical survey of the traditional uses of plants in the
Reventino Massif (Calabria Region, Southern Italy). The aim of study was to record local …

The largest family of Solanaceae counts many species widespread worldwide, either wild
and cultivated. A lot of cultivated species of this family represent an important part of the …

Nitrophilous communities dominated by Glebionis coronaria and Glebionis discolor in the
European Mediterranean area were studied. The nomenclature was corrected according to …

A study was conducted on 14 grassland communities located in the south of the Iberian
Peninsula and their edaphology, which is identified as specific plant associations. The …

Abstract Rare, Endemic and Threatened (RET) species with naturally small populations are
always at high risk of extinction, especially during the climate change process. Climate …

The fractal dimension (FD) is calculated for seven species of the genus Quercus L. in
Calabria region (southern Italy), five of which have a marcescent-deciduous and two a …