An updated inventory of the native vascular flora of Italy, providing details on the occurrence
at regional level, is presented. The checklist includes 8195 taxa (6417 species and 1778 …

Cannabis is among the oldest human domesticates and has been subjected to intensive
artificial (human-mediated) selection throughout history to create a wide array of varieties …

The tradition of floristic studies in Italy has made it possible to obtain a good knowledge of
plant diversity both on a national and regional scale. However, the lack of knowledge for …

The tempo and mode of colonization of the Iberian Peninsula (IP) by Cannabis sativa, its
further internal spreading and the potential cultural and environmental factors involved …

The high diversification rates of plant lineages in the Mediterranean Basin hotspot have
been linked to a complex interaction of climatic stressors, geographic isolation and soil type …

The Iberian Peninsula hosts a high diversity of oak species, being a hot-spot for the
conservation of European White Oaks (Quercus) due to their environmental heterogeneity …

A new genus and species, Castrila latens, native to the south‐eastern Iberian Peninsula, is
described here for the first time and compared with its closest relatives. The plant is …

The study of modern vegetation–pollen relationships has long been recognized as crucial
for the proper interpretation of fossil pollen records. Despite the quickly growing number of …

The most prolific acacias in southern Europe (Acacia dealbata, A. melanoxylon and A.
longifolia) are rapidly spreading in its westernmost area: Portugal and NW Spain, where …

The mountains of the southern Iberian Peninsula are important biodiversity hotspots. They
are also home to several relict species that are threatened with extinction in the face of …