Expansion of invasive Adenocaulon adhaerescens Maxim. (Asteraceae) in Moscow Regionстатья
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Аннотация:Adenocaulon adhaerescens (Asteraceae), a native species from the Russian Far East,has escaped from cultivation in N.V. Tsitsin Main Botanical Garden of the RussianAcademy of Sciences, Moscow. Herewith, we record it as a new invasive alien plantspecies: recently it has been recorded in 13 localities in Moscow and the surroundingarea and we revisited 12 sites and confirmed its distribution at 8 localities. In populations of Adenocaulon adhaerescens along trails in parks and recreational forests its covering could reach 100% (recorded in Moscow and Moscow Region). The biggest plants produce more than 5000 seeds per season and these are equipped with viscid glands.Those glands make seed distribution over great distances (both via anthropo- and zoochory) very effective. Unaided or unintentional introduction of this species in East European countries and its further invasion in natural plant communities is likely to occur, so monitoring of the initial populations of this species and implementing measures intended to prevent its spread are necessary.https://www.reabic.net/journals/bir/2021/4/BIR_2021_Mayorov_etal.pdf