Cotula australis, a new alien species for the flora of Morocco and continental North Africa

Mathieu Chambouleyron

doi:10.24310/abm.v48i.16905

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Mathieu Chambouleyron Morocco

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24310/abm.v48i.16905

Keywords:

Cotula, flora alóctona, corología, Norte de África

Abstract

Cotula australis (Sieber ex Spreng.) Hook. f., an Australasian species already introduced and expanding in many countries of the world, has been collected for the first time in Morocco and continental North Africa. Its ecology, distribution and status are discussed.

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