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Thlaspi arvense

L.
Tracheophyta » Brassicales » Brassicaceae » Thlaspi arvense
Common name (English)
Field penny-cress
Ηabitat
G5 Anthropogenic woodlands
X10 Mixed landscapes
X23 Non-domestic gardens (large)

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Habitat detail

"Troodos, roadside, 1998, Christofides in Hadjikyriakou 3549 [2]; Akrotiri (Fasouri), track in Eucalyptus plantation, 2000, Makris in Hadjikyriakou 5056 [3]. It has been collected from two different localities, namely from Troodos Square, about 1700 m altitude and from Akrotiri area at sea level. Although it is indigenous to most of the European and many Mediterranean countries, its distribution in Cyprus suggests that it is a new record of a casual alien" (Hadjikyriakou et al. 2004).

Establishment status
Not Established
Establishment status detail

Alien: Casual.

First detection year
1998
Pathway
3 TRANSPORT CONTAMINANT - Seed contaminant – Seed
4 TRANSPORT – STOWAWAY - Machinery/equipment – Mach
Pathway detail

CBD pathways per EASIN (2023).

References

Hadjikyriakou G, Makris C, Christofides Y, Alziar G (2004) Additions to the flora of Cyprus. Le Journal de Botanique de la Societe de botanique de France 27: 31-46.

EASIN (2023) European Commission Joint Research Centre: European Alien Species Information Network (EASIN). https://easin.jrc.ec.europa.eu/

"UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology"
Joint Service Health Unit
University of Cyprus - Department of Biological Sciences
Darwin Initiative
Akrotiri Environment

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