Lythrum salicaria (Lythraceae), new record for the Argentinean flora

Authors

  • Cristian D. Torres Departamento de Botánica, Centro Regional Universitario Bariloche, Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medio Ambiente (CONICET - Universidad Nacional del Comahue), Quintral 1250, 8400 San Carlos de Bariloche, Río Negro.
  • Javier G. Puntieri Departamento de Botánica, Centro Regional Universitario Bariloche, Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medio Ambiente (CONICET - Universidad Nacional del Comahue), Quintral 1250, 8400 San Carlos de Bariloche, Río Negro. Sede Andina, Universidad Nacional de Río Negro, Onelli 3076, 8430 El Bolsón, Río Negro.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14522/darwiniana.2015.31.668

Keywords:

Argentinean Flora, Lythraceae, Lythrum

Abstract

Lythrum is a cosmopolitan genus with about 36 species of annual and perennial herbs. Lythrum salicaria, one of the most widely distributed species of this genus, grows at riverine sites in several countries, and is highly invasive outside its natural range. In this paper we report for the first time the presence of a spontaneous population of L. salicaria in Argentina. Specimens we collected at Las Golondrinas, Chubut province, from which a morphological description was made. An identification key for all three Lythrum species that inhabit in Argentina is presented.

Author Biographies

Cristian D. Torres, Departamento de Botánica, Centro Regional Universitario Bariloche, Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medio Ambiente (CONICET - Universidad Nacional del Comahue), Quintral 1250, 8400 San Carlos de Bariloche, Río Negro.

Becario Posdoctoral de CONICET, Departamento de Botánica NIBIOMA

Javier G. Puntieri, Departamento de Botánica, Centro Regional Universitario Bariloche, Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medio Ambiente (CONICET - Universidad Nacional del Comahue), Quintral 1250, 8400 San Carlos de Bariloche, Río Negro. Sede Andina, Universidad Nacional de Río Negro, Onelli 3076, 8430 El Bolsón, Río Negro.

Investigador Independiente de CONICET, Departamento de Botánica INIBIOMA; Sede Andina, Universidad Nacional de Río Negro

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31-12-2015

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Torres, C. D., & Puntieri, J. G. (2015). Lythrum salicaria (Lythraceae), new record for the Argentinean flora. Darwiniana, Nueva Serie, 3(2), 208–213. https://doi.org/10.14522/darwiniana.2015.31.668

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