Preliminary check-list of invasive alien plant species (IAS) in Croatia

Abstract

Bor{i}, I., Milovi}, M., Dujmovi}, I., Bogdanovi}, S., Cigi}, P., Re{etnik, I., Nikoli}, T. & Miti}, B.: Preliminary check-list of invasive alien plant species (IAS) in Croatia. Nat. Croat., Vol. 17, No. 2., 55–71, 2008, Zagreb. In this paper a preliminary check-list of invasive alien plant species (IAS) in Croatia is presented. It has been created on the basis of the literature and of field observations. The list consists of 64 taxa, with family, life-form and geographic origin assigned to each IAS. Analyses according to family affiliation, life-form and origin were made. Out of 27 families the majority (24 families) belong to the dicotyledons. The most numerous family is Asteraceae, and genera with the highest number of IAS are Conyza, Erigeron and Impatiens. Life-form analysis showed the predominance of therophytes but also presence of hemicryptophytes, phanaerophytes and geophytes. In the origin analysis, IAS from the Americas predominated, followed by those from Asia and Africa.