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<p><italic>Cyperus esculentus</italic> (yellow nutsedge) is an alien species that started to spread in arable fields in Slovenia and has already become a noxious weed. In this study we present the spatio-temporal pattern of this invasion in Slovenia. Species was first recorded in 1980 and currently two hotspots are evident (Ljubljana Basin and Posočje). Habitat preferences of <italic>Cyperus esculentus</italic> and the floristic compostion of invaded plant communities were studied. These communites were compared to similar communities in Slovenia and to so far described vegetation types with dominating <italic>Cyperus esculentus</italic> in Europe. Based on these analyses we described new weed association, namely <italic>Digitario sanguinalis-Cyperetum esculenti</italic>.</p>
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Cyperus esculentus (yellow nutsedge) is an alien species that started to spread in arable fields in Slovenia and has already become a noxious weed. In this study we present the spatio-temporal pattern of this invasion in Slovenia. Species was first recorded in 1980 and currently two hotspots are evident (Ljubljana Basin and Posočje). Habitat preferences of Cyperus esculentus and the floristic compostion of invaded plant communities were studied. These communites were compared to similar communities in Slovenia and to so far described vegetation types with dominating Cyperus esculentus in Europe. Based on these analyses we described new weed association, namely Digitario sanguinalis-Cyperetum esculenti.

Invasion, distribution and habitat affiliation of <italic>Cyperus esculentus</italic>, a new weed in Slovenia

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Invasion, distribution and habitat affiliation of , a new weed in Slovenia

Cyperus esculentus (yellow nutsedge) is an alien species that started to spread in arable fields in Slovenia and has already become a noxious weed. In this...

Invasion, distribution and habitat affiliation of Cyperus esculentus, a new weed in Slovenia

Published Online: Jul 08, 2021

Page range: 291 - 302

Received: Apr 07, 2020

Accepted: Jan 29, 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/hacq-2021-0012

Keywords
alien plant, agriculture, plant communities, yellow nutsedge, vegetation

© 2021 Branko Vreš et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Invasion, distribution and habitat affiliation of Cyperus esculentus, a new weed in Slovenia

Published Online: Jul 08, 2021

Page range: 291 - 302

Received: Apr 07, 2020

Accepted: Jan 29, 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/hacq-2021-0012

Keywordsalien plant, agriculture, plant communities, yellow nutsedge, vegetation

© 2021 Branko Vreš et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
alien plant, agriculture, plant communities, yellow nutsedge, vegetation