EPPO Global Database

Baccharis halimifolia(BACHA)

Distribution details in Italy

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2021: Present, no details
Comments
Baccharis halimifolia has been recorded in the Veneto (Zanetti,1997; Pizzo & Buffa, 2009; Minelli, 2009) and in Tuscany (Coaro, 1987; Arrigoni & Viegi, 2011), in both cases in coastal areas.
According to Zanetti (1997) the species has been introduced in Veneto in the forest plantations along the coastal wetlands, especially in the delta area of the river Piave and river Po. In 2010, in the Veneto region its presence has been recorded as well inside the nature reserve (riserva naturale) Valle Averto, which is a Site of Community Interest (SIC IT3250030) according to Tomé (2010).
In the Tuscany region, it is recorded as massively present in the vicinity of Salicornia spp. Communities near Livorno (Coaro, 1987).

EPPO Reporting Service (2021/206)
References
* Arrigoni PV & Viegi L (2011) La flora vascolare esotica spontaneizzata della Toscana. Regione Toscana. Direzione generale Politiche territoriali, ambientali e per la mobilità Settore Tutela e valorizzazione delle risorse ambientali.

* Brunel S, Schrader G, Brundu G, Fried G (2010) Emerging invasive alien plants for the Mediterranean Basin. Bulletin OEPP/EPPO Bulletin 40(2), 219-238.

* Coaro E (1987) Flora e vegetazione del Bosco dell’Ulivo (Parco di Migliarino, S. Rossore e Massaciuccoli). Quad. Mus. Stor. Nat. Livorno, 8, Suppl. 1, 1-45.

* Lázaro-Lobo A, Moles AT, Fried G, Verloove F, Antonio Campos J, Herrera M, Goñi E, Bioret F, Buffa G, Fantinato E, Sentinella A, Zalucki MP, Mayfield M, Smith T, Catling A, Zalucki JM, Lucardi RD, Shoemaker CM, Mason DS, Ervin GN (2021) Phenotypic differentiation among native, expansive and introduced populations influences invasion success. Journal of Biogeography, 1–12. https://doi.org/10.1111/jbi.14252

* Minelli A (2009) Lagoons, estuaries and deltas - Boundaries between the sea and rivers. Italian Ministry of the Environment and Territorial Protection. Museo Friulano di Storia Naturale, Udine, Italy.

* Pizzo L & Buffa G (2009) Analisi dei processi d’invasione di piante esotiche nei paesaggi costieri sabbiosi del Veneto. 104th Congress of the Italian Botanical Society, Campobasso, Italy.

* Tomé E (2010) Ecoturismo e Conservazione: Aspettative del visitatore e limiti alla fruizione sostenibile nell’oasi di Valle Averto (Laguna di Venezia). University of Padua, Padua.

* Zanetti M (1997) Atlante della Flora notevole della Pianura veneta orientale. Ediciclo. Ed., Italy, ISBN 88-85327-75-3, 209 pp.
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
France Corse Absent, no pest record view...
France Present, restricted distribution view...