Additions to the vascular flora of Tunisia
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North Africa, Maghreb, alien species, native species, rarityAbstract
We report and discuss the discovery of 10 taxa new to Tunisia including 3 alien species (Crassula decumbens, C. helmsii and Euphorbia maculata), 1 fern (Thelypteris palustris) and 6 Angiosperms (Alisma lanceolatum, Baldellia repens subsp. repens, Bolboschoenus glaucus, Carex echinata, Isolepis pseudosetacea, Zannichellia obtusifolia). We also report the first mention of Sphenopus divaricatus subsp. permicranthus in mainland Tunisia and confirm the presence of Carex panormitana, previously confused with C. acuta.
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