Symphyotrichum squamatum (Spreng.) G.L.Nesom, Phytologia

Verloove, Filip & Ardenghi, Nicola M. G., 2015, New distributional records of non-native vascular plants in northern Italy, Natural History Sciences 2 (1), pp. 5-14 : 12

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.4081/nhs.2015.219
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.12795577
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scientific name	Symphyotrichum squamatum (Spreng.) G.L.Nesom, Phytologia
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Symphyotrichum squamatum (Spreng.) G.L.Nesom, Phytologia View in CoL , 77 (1994, 3): 292. 1995.

( Asteraceae )

Naturalized neophyte new to the flora of the province of Alessandria (Piemonte) ( Pistarino et al., 1999).

ITALY. Piemonte. Prov. Alessandria: Tortona, bridge over river Scrivia , at entrance of A7 motorway, rough, bare ground, 09.09.2014, F. Verloove 11037 ( BR) .

This South American species is fast spreading and considered invasive in large parts of the Mediterranean area, including Italy ( Celesti-Grapow et al., 2009a). In the Piemonte region it was known from Torino and Cuneo provinces ( Pistarino et al., 1999) but not yet from Alessandria.