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The Plant Communities of the Class Isoëto-Nanojuncetea in Sicily.

Authors :
Brullo, Salvatore
Brullo, Cristian
Sciandrello, Saverio
Tavilla, Gianmarco
Cambria, Salvatore
Tomaselli, Valeria
Ilardi, Vincenzo
Giusso del Galdo, Gianpietro
Minissale, Pietro
Source :
Plants (2223-7747); May2022, Vol. 11 Issue 9, p1214-1214, 73p
Publication Year :
2022

Abstract

A syntaxonomical revision of the Isoëto-Nanojuncetea class for the Sicilian territory is provided. This syntaxon gathers the ephemeral herbaceous hygrophilous plant communities linked to periodically submerged soils, widely distributed in the European, circum-Mediterranean and Macaronesian territories. Within this class, two orders are recognized, lsoëtetalia, with a prevalently Mediterranean distribution, and Nanocyperetalia chiefly occurring in the central-European and Atlantic territories, with scattered and marginal occurrence in the Mediterranean area. The order Isoëtetalia in Sicily is represented by four alliances, i.e., Isoëtion, Preslion cervinae, Cicendio-Solenopsion laurentiae and Agrostion salmanticae, while within Nanocyperetalia three alliances can be recognized, namely Nanocyperion, Verbenion supinae and Lythrion tribracteati. Overall, 32 plant communities are recognized, 11 of which are described for the first time. Each higher rank syntaxa and related associations are examined from a nomenclatural, floristic, ecological and chorological point of view. In particular, the associations were processed using cluster analysis in order to highlight the correlations between them. Regarding the floristic aspects, a checklist of the species occurring in the phytosociological relevés is provided, as well as a new combination concerning Solenopsis gasparrinii, a critical species of the Sicilian flora, is proposed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
22237747
Volume :
11
Issue :
9
Database :
Complementary Index
Journal :
Plants (2223-7747)
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
156876100
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.3390/plants11091214