TY - JOUR AU - Vreš, Branko AU - Šilc, Urban PY - 2021/01/30 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Invasion, distribution and habitat affiliation of Cyperus esculentus, a new weed in Slovenia JF - Hacquetia JA - Hacquetia VL - 20 IS - 2 SE - Articles DO - UR - https://ojs.zrc-sazu.si/hacquetia/article/view/8577 SP - 291–302 AB - <p><em>Cyperus esculentus</em> (yellow nutsedge) is an alien species that started to spread in arable fields in Slovenia and has already become a noxious weed. In this study we present the spatio-temporal pattern of this invasion in Slovenia. Species was first recorded in 1980 and currently two hotspots are evident (Ljubljana Basin and Posočje). Habitat preferences of <em>Cyperus esculentus</em> and the floristic compostion of invaded plant communities were studied. These communites were compared to similar communities in Slovenia and to so far described vegetation types with dominating <em>Cyperus esculentus</em> in Europe. Based on these analyses we described new weed association, namely <em>Digitario sanguinalis-Cyperetum esculenti</em>.</p> ER -