Anna Scoppola

Tuscia University | Tuscia · Department of Sciences and Technology for Agriculture, Forest, Environment and Energy

Critical species inventories provide primary biodiversity data crucial for biogeographical, ecological, and conservation studies. After six years, a second update to the inventory of the vascular flora native to Italy is presented. It provides details on the occurrence at regional level and, for the first time, floristic data for San Marino. The ch...

Critical and updated alien species inventories are crucial to properly manage and contrast biological invasions. After six years, a second update to the inventory of the vascular flora alien to Italy is presented. It provides details on the occurrence at administrative regional level and, for the first time, floristic data for San Marino. The check...

Standard models of speciation assume strictly dichotomous genealogies in which a species, the ancestor, is replaced by two offspring species. The reality is more complex: plant species can evolve from other species via isolation when genetic drift exceeds gene flow; lineage mixing can give rise to new species (hybrid taxa such as nothospecies and a...

The inventory of the taxa collected in 2022 during the annual field trip of the Working Group for Floristics, Systematics and Evolution of the Italian Botanical Society is reported. The field trip was held from 19 th to 22 th April in the islands of Lipari and Panarea (Aeolian Islands, Sicilia). Overall, 1,664 herbarium specimens were deposited in...

Vascular plants are good environmental indicators. Thus, floristic inventories have a high potential in environmental management since they reflect the current and past status of the environment. In this study, we used the flora of a suburban riverscape in central Italy to test the performance of the Floristic Quality Assessment (FQA) approach, an...

Vascular plants are good environmental indicators. Thus, floristic inventories have a high potential in environmental management since they reflect the current and past status of the environment. In this study, we used the flora of a suburban riverscape in central Italy to test the performance of the Floristic Quality Assessment (FQA) approach, an...

Identifying areas susceptible to invasion by an alien species is a strategy of prevention. We used national herbaria and global databases to assess the invasion trends of the two aquatic invasive species Ludwigia hexapetala and Ludwigia peploides subsp. montevidensis in Italy. We defined the invasion status with invasions curves and predicted poten...

We analysed the invasion history of two North American macrophytes (Elodea canadensis and E. nuttallii) in Italy, through an accurate census of all available herbarium and field records, dating between 1850 and 2019, and a rich literature collection describing the initial introduction and naturalisation phase that supports the results obtained by t...

Supplementary files paper: Scoppola A., Angeloni D., Franceschini C., Classical Morphometrics in V. arvensis and V. kitaibeliana (Viola sect. Melanium) Reveals Intraspecific Variation with Implications for Species Delimitation: Inferences from a Case Study in Central Italy

Viola sect. Melanium, the so-called pansy, is an allopolyploid morphologically well-defined lineage of ca. 110 perennial and annual species in the northern hemisphere, characterized by markedly complex genomic configurations. Five annual pansies occur in Italy, four of which are morphologically very similar and belong to the informal ‘V. tricolor s...

The high morphological variability of Viola arvensis may hinder the proper identification of the closely related species with an implication for biodiversity surveys. Variation in floral and vegetative morphology was explored in V. arvensis, compared to V. kitaibeliana, based upon 14 wild Italian populations, to provide new insights into their diag...

In this contribution, new data concerning the distribution of native vascular flora in Italy are presented. It includes new records, confirmations, exclusions, and status changes to the Italian administrative regions. Nomenclatural and distribution updates, published elsewhere, and corrigenda are provided as Suppl. material 1.

Details about reasoning for using HTS data, sampling, 5S-IGS identification, pre-processing, amplicon length/GC content diversity within each sample/major type, and description of most prominent length-polymorphic patterns. Includes three supplement tables, 15 supplementary figures and two appendices: Appendix A gives a summary of Data S2; Append...

This file is part of the figshare data collection associated to the main paper. When using these data, please cite: Simeone, Cardoni et al. (2021): High-Throughput Sequencing of 5S-IGS in Fagus L. - Updated. figshare. Online resource. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16803481.v1

Basic information about samples, obtained HTS reads, and completely annotated lists for the 4,693 variants with an abundance of ≥ 4, as-is and summarised as Pivot tables. Uses auto-filter, auto-generating and auto-formatting functionality; up-to-date version of EXCEL® is recommended to properly view the file. This file is part of the figshare data...

Details about downstream in-depth analysis of 38 selected variants, including selection process and a fully annotated alignment in tabulated, graphically enhanced form. This file is part of the figshare data collection associated to the main paper. When using these data, please cite: Simeone, Cardoni et al. (2021): High-Throughput Sequencing of 5S...

Tabulation and characterization of gene incongruence seen in, and phylogenetic information that can be extracted from, the 28-gene data of Jiang et al. (2021); including tree inference, bootstrapping and gene-wise model statistics. The file makes extensive use of colouring and auto-filter functionality not available in pre-view mode. Up-to-date ve...

Standard models of plant speciation assume strictly dichotomous genealogies in which a species, the ancestor, is replaced by two offspring species. The reality in wind‐pollinated trees with long evolutionary histories is more complex: species evolve from other species through isolation when genetic drift exceeds gene flow; lineage mixing can give r...

The assessment of the ecosystem state is fundamental to understand the success of ecological rehabilitation, especially in the long-term. We aim to evaluate the rehabilitation success of a unique Mediterranean dune system site along the Tyrrhenian coast of Italy which underwent a dune consolidation intervention and species planting at the beginning...

Gastridium ventricosum (Poaceae) is the currently accepted name of Gouan’s Agrostis ventricosa, whose previous unclear type designation is briefly discussed and superseded. All relevant sources, specimens, illustrations, and the author’s relevant correspondence are carefully evaluated, the original material and possible type specimens are thoroughl...

Standard models of speciation assume strictly dichotomous genealogies in which a species, the ancestor, is replaced by two offspring species. The reality is more complex: plant species can evolve from other species via isolation when genetic drift exceeds gene flow; lineage mixing can give rise to new species (hybrid taxa such as nothospecies and a...

The inventory of the taxa collected during the annual field trip of the working group for Floristics, Systematics and Evolution of the Italian Botanical Society is reported. The field trip was held in 2019 along the Sillaro, Santerno, and Senio high valleys located in Toscana (central Italy). The flora documented for the studied area amounts to 492...

The Abruzzo, Lazio and Molise National Park was established in 1923 and is considered a flagship conservation area in Italy. It includes large extensions of semi-natural grasslands, maintained by traditional transhumant grazing for centuries. The patterns and drivers of grassland composition within the Park are still poorly investigated, and the sc...

In this contribution, new data concerning the distribution of native vascular flora in Italy are presented. It includes new records, confirmations, exclusions, and status changes to the Italian administrative regions. Two new combinations are proposed. Nomenclatural and distribution updates, published elsewhere, and corrigenda are provided as Suppl...

Networks of protected areas are fundamental for biodiversity conservation, but many factors determine their conservation efficiency. In particular, on top of other human-driven disturbances, invasions by non-native species can cause habitat and biodiversity loss. Jointly understanding what drives patterns of plant diversity and of non-native specie...

Gastridium P.Beauv. is a Mediterranean-Paleotropical member of the Poaceae family, whose species number and diversity are still imperfectly known. We examined patterns of DNA diversity at two plastid (trnH-psbA, trnL-F) and one nuclear (ITS) DNA markers in 44 individuals of the four taxa (Gastridium lainzii, G. phleoides, G. scabrum, G. ventricosum...

2020) Contribution to the floristic knowledge of Sillaro, Santerno, and Senio high valleys (Toscana, Italy). Italian Abstract The inventory of the taxa collected during the annual field trip of the working group for Floristics, System-atics and Evolution of the Italian Botanical Society is reported. The field trip was held in 2019 along the Sillaro...

Gastridium is a Mediterranean-paleotropical genus of the Poaceae family, native to Italy. Species number and diversity were imperfectly known until recent taxonomic updates on morphological and molecular basis that enhanced our knowledge of this taxon. The present contribution provides a complete key of the genus, encompassing the four currently kn...

Incomplete taxonomic knowledge may seriously hamper biodiversity conservation efforts that are crucial in a context of global change. Gastridium P.Beauv. is a Mediterranean-Paleotropical member of the Poaceae family, inhabiting ephemeral grass habitats, whose species number and diversity are still imperfectly known. In order to progress towards a c...

In order to improve the floristic knowledge of the Italian territory, we report the inventory of the taxa collected during the annual field trip of the working group for Floristics, Systematics and Evolution of the Italian Botanical Society held in 2015 in eastern Irpinia and Vulture-Melfese area (South Italy). The investigated territories are loca...

In this contribution, new data concerning the distribution of vascular flora alien to Italy are presented. It includes new records, confirmations, and status changes for Italy or for Italian administrative regions of taxa in the genera Abies, Actinidia, Aloe, Amaryllis, Anredera, Arctotheca, Bidens, Cardiospermum, Celosia, Commelina, Cotoneaster, C...

In this contribution, new data concerning the distribution of native vascular flora in Italy are presented. It includes new records, confirmations and status changes to the Italian administrative regions for taxa in the genera Acer , Alchemilla , Andrachne , Bromus , Clinopodium , Colchicum , Damasonium , Erodium , Festuca , Hieracium , Hyparrhenia...

This integrated study provides new insights into pollen and seed morphology and pollen hetero-morphism of four closely related annual taxa of Viola sect. Melanium. The plant material, both fresh and dried, was collected in Italy and studied using light and scanning electron microscope. Palynological data for V. hymettia together with a detailed com...

The inventory of the taxa collected during the annual field trip of the working group for Floristics, System-atics and Evolution of the Italian Botanical Society is reported. The field trip was held in 2016 along the Velino and Aterno valleys located between Lazio and Abruzzo administrative regions (central Italy). The flora documented for the stud...

This work aims to increase the floristic knowledge of southern Tuscany by means of a floristic investigation which took place in the Miniera di Murlo (southern Tuscany, Italy). The study area, located in the province of Siena, has an extension of 2.26 km 2 and hosts a heterogeneity of habitats like rocky outcrops, woodlands, meadows and riparian fo...

Aims: We present the results of a phytosociological investigation of segetal plant communities colonizing winter arable fields, olive groves, and vineyards in selected traditional agricultural areas of central Italy. Some of these communities have great environmental and cultural value and are threatened by changes in agriculture. Given the lack of...

In this contribution, new data concerning the distribution of native vascular flora in Italy are presented. It includes new records and confirmations to the Italian administrative regions for taxa in the genera Allium , Arabis , Campanula , Centaurea , Chaerophyllum , Crocus , Dactylis , Dianthus , Festuca , Galanthus , Helianthemum , Lysimachia ,...

In this contribution, new data concerning the distribution of vascular flora alien to Italy are presented. It includes new records, and confirmations for Italy or for Italian administrative regions of taxa in the genera Albizia , Anredera , Bougainvillea , Cardamine , Cenchrus , Cephalaria , Ceratochloa , Cytisus , Datura , Delosperma , Euonymus ,...

In this contribution, new data concerning the distribution of vascular flora alien to Italy are presented. It includes new records, and confirmations for Italy or for Italian administrative regions of taxa in the genera Albizia , Anredera , Bougainvillea , Cardamine , Cenchrus , Cephalaria , Ceratochloa , Cytisus , Datura , Delosperma , Euonymus ,...

An updated inventory of the vascular flora alien to Italy, providing details on the occurrence at regional level, is presented. The checklist includes 1,597 species, subspecies, and hybrids, distributed in 725 genera and 152 families; 2 taxa are lycophytes, 11 ferns and fern allies, 33 gymnosperms, and 1,551 angiosperms. 157 taxa are archaeophytes...

This paper deals with genus Trifolium in the Mediterranean Region. Data of 104 species, including 37 Mediterranean endemics and two established aliens, were gathered for 13 South European territories of seven countries: Portugal, Spain, France, Italy, Croatia, Albania, and Greece. Species richness, frequency, endemism rate, chorological traits and...

An updated inventory of the native vascular flora of Italy, providing details on the occurrence at regional level, is presented. The checklist includes 8195 taxa (6417 species and 1778 subspecies), distributed in 1092 genera and 152 families; 23 taxa are lycophytes, 108 ferns and fern allies, 30 gymnosperms and 8034 angiosperms. The taxa currently...

In land cover mapping, the complexity of landscapes is fitted into classes that may limit the recognition of natural variability. In this study, we tested the power of land cover classes (defined on the CORINE land cover classification scheme, a standardized legend set by EU for land cover inventory) to separate different vascular plant assemblages...

Within genus Gastridium, G. lainzii (Romero García) Romero Zarco has the most restricted known distribuion area. This species has been recorded for the first ime in the province of Cadiz. It has been found together with G. ventricosum (Gouan) Schinz & Thell. along a roadside ditch.

In this contribution new data concerning the distribution of native vascular flora in Italy are presented. It includes new records, exclusion, extinction and confirmations to the Italian administrative regions for taxa in the genera Androsace, Artemisia, Fragaria, Melampyrum, Myosotis, Petrorhagia, Phillyrea, Rosa, Rumex, Spiranthes, Trifolium, and...

In this contribution new data concerning the distribution of native vascular flora in Italy are presented. It includes new records, exclusion, extinction and confirmations to the Italian administrative regions for taxa in the genera Androsace , Artemisia , Fragaria , Melampyrum , Myosotis , Petrorhagia , Phillyrea , Rosa , Rumex , Spiranthes , Trif...

In this contribution, new data concerning the Italian distribution of alien vascular flora are presented. It includes new records and exclusions for Italy or for Italian administrative regions of taxa in the genera Cedrus, Cenchrus, Citrus, Cyrtomium, Diospyros, Elaeagnus, Erigeron, Iris, Oenothera, Pavonia, Phytolacca, Styphnolobium, and Verbena....

We present a statistically derived phytogeographic regionalization based on the spatial distribution of native woody flora, investigating environmental correlates and assessing congruence between the spatial patterns of species, genera, and families. A sector of central peninsular Italy (Lazio and Abruzzo regions) was selected as a case study. A ri...

In this contribution new data concerning the Italian distribution of native vascular flora are presented. It includes new records, exclusions, and confirmations to the Italian administrative regions for taxa in the genera Arctostaphylos, Artemisia, Buglossoides, Convolvulus, Crocus, Damasonium, Epipogium, Ficaria, Filago, Genista, Heptaptera, Herac...

In this contribution, new data concerning the Italian distribution of alien vascular flora are presented. It includes new records, exclusions and confirmations for Italy or for Italian administrative regions for taxa in the genera Ageratum, Aster, Buddleja, Cedrus, Centranthus, Cephalotaxus, Clerodendrum, Cotoneaster, Cyperus, Honorius, Lantana, Li...

We present a case study illustrating a multidisciplinary approach for characterizing, mapping and monitoring the bio-ecological properties of Mediterranean mountain grasslands in extensive grazing systems. The approach was developed to provide the basis for the management plan of a cluster of Natura2000 special conservation areas in the Central Ape...

In this paper, we focused our attention on the taxonomy and distribution in Italy of taxa belonging to Trifolium sect. Vesicastrum subsect. Mystillus. A short description of these closely related clovers, based on the study of fresh plant material, revision of herbarium specimens, and analysis of the relevant literature, is provided. Diagnostic fea...

Trifolium multistriatum (T. sect. Vesicastrum subsect. Mystillus) is a neglected species currently considered as a synonym of T. setiferum or T. rumelicum. The identity of T. multistriatum compared to the species closely related is briefly discussed and its distinct autonomy is highlighted based on the analysis of relevant literature and herbarium...

Contribution to the vascular flora of Pietraporciana Nature Reserve (southern Tuscany, Italy). With the aim of improving the available botanical knowledge of Southern Tuscany and of the Pietraporciana Reserve, located in the south-eastern part of Siena province, the Tuscan Section of the Società Botanica Italiana (S.B.I.) organized a field excursio...

Based on the analysis of relevant literature and of specimens from European herbaria, Viola nana and V. henriquesii, currently included in V. kitaibeliana, are reaffirmed as independent species. A lectotype is designated here for V. nana from the original material found in the Herbier De Candolle in Genèva Herbarium (G). A lectotype and three synty...

We compared the multivariate patterns of tree ring chronologies with those of floristic composition (and of its associated E llenberg indicator values – EIV s) across the whole elevation gradient of F agus sylvatica forests in C entral I taly (from 300 to 1900 m a.s.l.). Both data sets were also compared with bioclimatic parameters obtained from re...

Pollen heteromorphism is frequent in the section Melanium of the genus Viola, in which over 80% of the species produces pollen morphs with 3 to 6 apertures. Some authors have highlighted that many factors can affect the proportion of the different pollen types in perennial species, and that this proportion can change among populations. This work fo...

Since landscape attributes show different patterns at different spatial extents, it is fundamental to identify how the relation between landscape structure and plant species diversity at local scale varies with scale. Then, it is fundamental to assess the appropriate extent at which landscape factors affect plant species richness at the local scale...

The inventory of the taxa collected in Apulia Region during the annual excursion 2011 of the “Floristic Group” of the Italian Botanical Society is presented and discussed. During the excursion 605 entities of 76 different plant families were recorded. 33 taxa are particularly interesting, because they are new or confirmed for Apulia. In detail, 16...

the inventory of the taxa collected in apulia Region during the annual excursion 2011 of the "Floristic Group" of the Italian Botanical Society is presented and discussed. During the excursion 605 entities of 76 different plant families were recorded. 33 taxa are particularly interesting, because they are new or confirmed for apulia. In detail, 16...

AimAs a consequence of multiple cycles of deforestation and reforestation, most forest landscapes in Europe consist of a complex mosaic of patches of different successional ages. Despite the biogeographical distinctiveness of the Mediterranean region, studies on the effects of forest age on plant species diversity and composition are almost lacking...

Tamarix L. is a taxonomically difficult genus since species identification is based on hard to see floral characters, which can be observed only during the very short spring bloom. In order to find new and always accessible tools for species identification, leaf epidermis characters were analyzed.During spring 2008, flowers and green twigs were col...

CARLO ARGENTI, FRANCA FRATOLIN, SARA MAGRINI, DINO MARCHETTI, ANNA SCOPPOLA & RONALD VIANE -First report for Italy of two populations of really exaploid Ophioglossum (O. «azoricum» C. Presl., Ophioglossaceae, Pteridophyta). We report two stations of Ophioglossum «azoricum» C. Presl hexaploid in Veneto and Lati-um. They are the first in Italy, becau...

Dryopteris tyrrhena Fraser-Jenk. & Reichst., a Western Mediterranean endemic, is a threatened species represented by a few populations in Spain, France, and Italy (Magrini and Scoppola, Inform. Bot.Ital. 42(2):595–597. 2010). The relict type of its distribution (rare and scattered with big gaps between different localities, mostly in crevices and c...

Tuscia Germplasm Bank -The Tuscia Germplasm Bank, established in December 2005 and currently located at the Department of Ecological and Biological Sciences, is a section of the Center of Botanical Garden (COB), of the Tuscia University of Viterbo (Central Italy). It is a museum and a research centre that deals with ex situ conservation of germplas...

The present study is a first approach to in vitro asymbiotic reproduction of Orchis palustris, an endangered species due to the fragmentation of its distribution area and the reduction and alteration of its suitable habitat. Within a project of the Tuscia Germplasm Bank (Viterbo, Italy) for the ex situ conservation of wild orchids, seeds were colle...

Dryopteris tyrrhena is a Western Mediterranean endemism, a silicicolous species presents in a few populations in Spain, France, and Italy, where it is in regression. Its current distribution leads to hypothesize an Ibero-Provencal-Tyrrhenian origin, while the fragmentation of its distribution area, and the distances between the stations, suggest a...