First record for Eichhornia crassipes in the wild in Sardinia (IT)
In Riola Sardo (on the mid-western coast of Sardinia, Italy), Eichhornia crassipes (Pontederiaceae, EPPO A2 List) was found for the first time in the wild in a channel of the Mar’e Foghe river. Within 2 months, the plant was able to cover an area of 150 m wide and over 8 km long. Among the very dense cover of Eichhornia crassipes, Hydrocotyle ranunculoides could also be found.
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Giuseppe Brundu, pers. comm., 2010., E-mail: Giuseppe Brundu gbrundu@tin.it