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Bassia scoparia

(L.) A.J.Scott
Tracheophyta » Caryophyllales » Amaranthaceae » Bassia scoparia
Ηabitat
X10 Mixed landscapes
X22 Non-domestic gardens (small)
X23 Non-domestic gardens (large)
X24 Domestic gardens (urban)
X25 Domestic gardens (rural)

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Habitat detail

Based on Georgiades (1995).

Establishment status
Established
Establishment status detail

Questionable: Naturalized invasive(?)

First detection year
1937
Impacts
Negative
Pathway
2 ESCAPE FROM CONFINEMENT - Ornamental other than horticulture – Orn
Pathway detail

Based on Georgiades (1995).

Other notes

as Kochia scoparia (L.) Schrad. in Meikle (1985)

Hand et al. (2011-2020) state the distribution and status of this species in Cyprus need clarifying.

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.

Hand R, Hadjikyriakou GN, Christodoulou CS (Eds) (2011) – (continuously updated) Flora of Cyprus – a dynamic checklist. Published at http://www.flora-of-cyprus.eu/; accessed 22nd May 2020.

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

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