Non-native flora from the province Tarragona (Catalonia, Spain)
New records of non-native plant species are reported from a field survey conducted in the province of Tarragona (Spain). Table 1 lists 22 species recorded for the first time in the province of Tarragona, Catalonia or the whole country of Spain.
Table 1.
Species | Family | Native range | First record for: | Observation |
Aloe ferox | Asphodelaceae | S. Africa | Tarragona | Limited occurrence |
Canna ×generalis | Cannaceae | Catalonia | Naturalised | |
Cenchrus orientalis* | Poaceae | N. Africa/Asia | Spain | Single individual / Potentially invasive |
Cenchrus setaceus** | Poaceae | Africa / Asia | Tarragona | Naturalised potentially invasive |
Convolvulus farinosus | Convolvulaceae | Africa | Tarragona | Naturalised |
Ficus rubiginosa | Moraceae | Australia | Catalonia | Single individual |
Jarava plumosa | Poaceae | S. America | Tarragona | Naturalised |
Koelreuteria paniculata | Sapindaceae | E. Asia | Tarragona | Naturalising |
Lycianthes rantonnetii | Solanaceae | S. America | Catalonia | Locally naturalising |
Manihot grahamii | Euphorbiaceae | S. America | Spain | Single individual |
Melica chilensis | Poaceae | S. America | Spain | Locally naturalising |
Nassella tenuissima | Poaceae | S. America | Tarragona | Naturalising |
Panicum capillare subsp. hillmanii | Poaceae | N. America | Spain | Few individuals |
Paraserianthes lophantha | Fabaceae | Australia | Tarragona | Single individual/ Potentially invasive |
Plumbago auriculata | Plumbaginaceae | S. Africa | Tarragona | Naturalising |
Podranea ricasoliana | Bignoniaceae | S. Africa | Tarragona | Naturalised |
Proboscidea louisianica | Martyniaceae | N. America | Tarragona | Naturalising |
Sedum palmeri | Crassulaceae | N. America | Tarragona | Single individual |
Solanum bonariense | Solanaceae | S. America | Tarragona | Naturalised |
Tipuana tipu | Fabaceae | S. America | Tarragona | Naturalising / potentially invasive |
Tradescantia pallida | Commelinaceae | N. America | Tarragona | Few individuals |
Vitis ×ruggerii | Vitaceae | Tarragona | Naturalised - invasive |
* Synonym: Pennisetum orientale
** Synonym: Pennisetum setaceum
Sources
Verloove F, Aymerich P, Gόmez-Bellver C, Lόpez-Pujol J (2019) Chorological notes on the non-native flora of the province of Tarragona (Catalonia, Spain) Butlletí de la Instituciό Catalana d’Histόria Natural 83 133-146.