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Gazania rigens

(L.) Gaertn.
Tracheophyta » Asterales » Asteraceae » Gazania rigens
Ηabitat
X23 Non-domestic gardens (large)
Global distribution

South Africa (known only in cultivation), Australia (I) (South Australia (I), Western Australia (I), New South Wales (I), Queensland (I), Victoria (I), Tasmania (I)), Azores (I) (Sao Miguel Isl. (I), Terceira (I), Pico (I), Faial (I), Flores Isl. (I)), Morocco (c), Tunisia (c), Argentina (I), Honduras (c), Bolivia (I), Mexico (I), England (I), Channel Isl. (I), France (I), Portugal (I), Spain (I), Baleares (I) (Mallorca (I), Menorca (I)), Gibraltar (I), Corsica (I), Sardinia (I), Sicily (I), Bosnia & Hercegovina (I), Korea (I), Chatham Isl. (I) 66259 0

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Habitat detail

"+ Division 1: Chlorakas, at Agios Georgios museum by the coast, spontaneously in pavement crevices, grown nearby, alt. 5 m, 19.12.2016, R. Hand 8087 (B) First record for Cyprus. As in other Mediterranean countries and in the British Isles (Tison & de Foucault 2014, Stace 2019) the species, native to southern Africa, is widely grown on the island, e. g. along the coastal walkway between Kissonerga and Kato Pafos. Often it can be found there in “semi-wild” populations comparable to Carpobrotus species – once planted and neglected after some time. At the site mentioned above a few definitely self-sown individuals occurred. Attention should be payed to future developments. Currently, the species can be classified as “Casual”" (Hand 2019).

Establishment status
Not Established
Establishment status detail

Alien: Casual.

First detection year
2016
Impacts
Unknown
References

Hand R (2019) Further noteworthy records of vascular plants in Cyprus (1997–2018) and some status clarifications. Cypricola 12: 1-17.

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

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