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Centranthus ruber

(L.) DC.
Tracheophyta » Dipsacales » Caprifoliaceae » Centranthus ruber
Common name (English)
Red valerian
Ηabitat
X24 Domestic gardens (urban)
X25 Domestic gardens (rural)
X10 Mixed landscapes
X21 Archaeological

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Habitat detail

Based on Georgiades (1995).

Establishment status
Established
Establishment status detail

Alien: Naturalized non-invasive. As var. sibthorpii, in gardens & old walls, sea-level to 4000'. 

First detection year
1955
Pathway
2 ESCAPE FROM CONFINEMENT - Hortiulture – Hort
Pathway detail

Almost certainly an escape from cultivation. Based on Georgiades (1995).

References

Meikle RD (1985) Flora of Cyprus, Vol 2.

Georgiades C (1995) Η επιγενής χλωρίδα της Κύπρου. Ταξινομική, χλωριδικά, φυτογεωγραφική, οικοφυσιολογική μελέτη. [The adventive flora of Cyprus, taxonomic, floristic, phytogeographic, ecophysiological study]. Ph.D. Thesis, Athens University.

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