Italian Botanist

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Vanessa Lozano (@vlozano_IAS) has produced a first inventory of the segetal flora in Cynara cardunculus cropping systems in Sardinia, consisting of 113 taxa. 🔗 doi.org/10.3897/italia…

Researchers present the first chromosome numbers for Italian populations of two species with a Euro-Mediterranean distribution: Atocion rupestre and Mantisalca duriaei. doi.org/10.3897/italia…

What are semi-double flowers? A new bramble species discovered in China displays the rare trait. 🌼 🔗 Learn more on the @Pensoft blog: blog.pensoft.net/2025/06/20/wha…

New data are presented concerning the distribution of vascular flora alien to Italy. doi.org/10.3897/italia…

Researchers present new data concerning the distribution of native vascular flora in Italy. doi.org/10.3897/italia…

Researchers present new data concerning algae, bryophytes, fungi and lichens of the Italian flora. doi.org/10.3897/italia…

Four trees in Bari, Italy, have been identified as meeting national criteria for monumentality and proposed for official recognition due to their ecological, aesthetic, and cultural value. 🔗 doi.org/10.3897/italia…

An updated inventory of Montecristo Island’s vascular flora reveals 582 taxa, 45 of which are newly recorded since 2000. 🔗 doi.org/10.3897/italia…

Find us at the XIII Latin American Congress of Botany in Havana, Cuba🇨🇺! Our team will be happy to discuss open-access publishing opportunities in our #botany and #mycology journals. And on Friday, March 14, come to our talk on biodiversity publishing 🌱📖

Luigi Ferdinando Marsigli's 1703 illustrations were thought to depict true coffee. However, this study reveals that none of his engravings actually represent coffee plants. 🔗 doi.org/10.3897/italia…

Researchers update the vascular flora of the Apuan Alps, revealing 1,987 taxa, including 93 Italian endemics and 30 exclusive to the region. 🔗 doi.org/10.3897/italia…

The semi-evergreen forests of Northeast India are rich in #biodiversity but face threats from deforestation and agriculture and are in urgent need of #conservation. 🔗 doi.org/10.3897/italia…

Based on literature, new field research and herbarium data, researchers provide an inventory of the vascular flora of the alkaline fen "Torbiera di Lipoi" of Veneto, northern Italy. 🔗 doi.org/10.3897/italia… #biodiversity @Unibo

In this paper, Lorenzo Peruzzi (@PeruzziLorenzo) redefines Botany as a science centered on basic plant research, distinguishing it from agronomy and medicine within the 'Triangle of Botany.' 🔗 doi.org/10.3897/italia…

Lorenzo Pinzani presents a comprehensive checklist of vascular flora occurring in the historically overlooked lower Sieve Valley basin, Florence. 🔗 doi.org/10.3897/italia…

This paper reports data collected during bryological excursions in Molise, Italy, including 88 species, of which 26 are new or confirmed for the regional flora. doi.org/10.3897/italia…

Botanical gardens in city centres shelter hidden #biodiversity, with rare #lichens thriving in the Botanic Garden of Pisa, this study finds. 🔗 doi.org/10.3897/italia…

This study resolves nomenclature for Centaurea ambigua and its subspecies in Italy. doi.org/10.3897/italia… @UniCamerino

Discoveries in Pollino National Park uncover 41 new bryophyte species for Basilicata, highlighting rare arctic-alpine and Mediterranean mountain flora. 🔗 doi.org/10.3897/italia…