American Journal of Plant Sciences

Volume 5, Issue 21 (October 2014)

ISSN Print: 2158-2742   ISSN Online: 2158-2750

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Soil and Phytosociological Characterisation of Grasslands in the Western Mediterranean

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DOI: 10.4236/ajps.2014.521337    4,404 Downloads   5,296 Views  Citations

ABSTRACT

A study was made of grasslands in olive groves with a high frequency of Hordeum leporinum Link, Chrysanthemum coronarium L., Malva neglecta Wallr., Aegilops geniculata Roth and Dasypyrum villosum (L.) Borbas, initially included in the alliance Hordeion leporini Br.-Bl. in Br.-Bl., Gajewski, Wraber & Walas 1936 corr. O. Bolós 1962, and sub-alliance Malvenion neglectae Gutte 1966. The study was carried out in the western Mediterranean (Spain, Italy, Portugal and northern Morocco). The soil and phytosociological treatment of the samples contributes information for new plant communities. In the study of plant communities, the indices of degree of presence are adapted to those of Van der Maarel. The new alliance Securigero securidacae-Dasypyrion villosi is proposed for the sub-Mediterranean and Euro-Siberian territories, with the new communities Securigero securidacae-Dasypyretum villosi and Convolvulo elegantissimi-Aegilopetum geniculatae. This last community, due to its richness in Aegilops geniculata Roth, could be included in the alliance Taeniathero-Aegilopion geniculatae Rivas-Martínez & Izco 1977; however, the soil and statistical analyses reveal that it should remain part of the alliance Securigero securidacae-Dasypyrion villosi. The soil and floristic study of Hordeion leporini and Malvenion neglectae allows us to describe the new sub-alliance Resedo albae-Chrysanthemenion coronarii, subordinated to Malvion neglectae (Gutte 1966) status novo.

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Cano-Ortiz, A. , Bioindi, E. , Pinto Gomes, C. , Río González, S. and Cano, E. (2014) Soil and Phytosociological Characterisation of Grasslands in the Western Mediterranean. American Journal of Plant Sciences, 5, 3213-3240. doi: 10.4236/ajps.2014.521337.

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