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https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/120064| Title: | Quantification of the size and distribution of the only known population of Crepis pusilla (Sommier) Merxm. (Asteraceae, Cichorieae) in Malta |
| Authors: | Camilleri, Leanne Ghose Roy, Reeya Buhagiar, Joseph A. Lanfranco, Sandro |
| Keywords: | Endangered species -- Malta Compositae -- Malta Conservation of natural resources -- Malta Ecology -- Malta |
| Issue Date: | 2024 |
| Publisher: | Firenze University Press |
| Citation: | Camilleri, L., Ghose Roy, R., Buhagiar, J., & Lanfranco, S. (2024). Quantification of the size and distribution of the only known population of Crepis pusilla (Sommier) Merxm. (Asteraceae, Cichorieae) in Malta. Webbia, 79(1), 183-189. |
| Abstract: | Crepis pusilla (Asteraceae, Cichorieae) is “Critically Endangered” in the Maltese Islands, being restricted to a 60 metre country path. This study is the first to quantify the population and to precisely determine its distribution. Field surveys between February and May 2023 indicated a total of 27 confirmed individuals or close clusters of Crepis pusilla with a diameter ranging between 0.9 cm to 4.8 cm (mean 2.5 cm ± 0.9 cm). Flowering was observed during April and early May 2023, with each plant producing c. 150 achenes. |
| URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/120064 |
| Appears in Collections: | Scholarly Works - FacSciBio |
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