Seed germination in Sarcopoterium spinosum (L.) Spach from South-Eastern Sicily.
- Authors: Lantieri, A; Guglielmo, A; Pavone, P; Salmeri, C
- Publication year: 2012
- Type: Articolo in rivista (Articolo in rivista)
- Key words: Conservation, Sarcopoterium spinosum, Seed germination, Italy, Sicily
- OA Link: http://hdl.handle.net/10447/68596
Abstract
Sarcopoterium spinosum (L.) Spach is a nanophanerophyte whose presence in Sicily is limited to the South-East of the island. A study on seed germination behaviour of seeds collected from some populations indicates low viability of seedlings which could seriously put the long-term survival of these populations at risk.