https://doi.org/10.4081/nhs.2022.623
Report 2021 on plant biodiversity in Italy: native and alien vascular flora
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This paper provides an updated overview, based on nomenclatural, taxonomical and distribution data published in 2021, on the native and alien vascular flora of Italy. The details on the occurrence at national and regional level and the lists of taxa occurring in Italy described in 2021 are provided.
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