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Abies nebrodensis (Lojac.) Mattei is an endemic species of the north-west of Sicily located
in an 84 ha area in the Madonie Regional park. The relic population is limited to 30 relic adult trees
and a fluctuating number of juveniles of natural regeneration. The species is defined as “Critically
Endangered” in the Italian list of threatened plants a...
IDPlanT is the Italian Database of Plant Translocation, an initiative of the Nature Conservation Working Group of the Italian Botanical Society. IDPlanT currently includes 185 plant translocations. The establishment of a national database on plant translocation is a key step forward in data sharing and techniques improvement in this field of plant...
Monumental olive trees, with their longevity and their remarkable size, represent an important information source for the comprehension of the territory where they grow and the human societies that have kept them through time. Across the centuries, olive trees are the only cultivated plants that tell the story of Mediterranean landscapes. The same...
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Wild vegetables in the Mediterranean Basin are still often consumed as a part of the diet and, in particular, there is a great tradition regarding their use in Sicily. In this study, an ethnobotanical field investigation was carried out to (a) identify the wild native taxa traditionally gathered and consumed as vegetables in Sicily, co...
In this paper we present the preliminary results of a study aimed at identifying the traditional uses of wild taxa in several communities of the island. Particularly the medicinal, veterinary and food uses are reported.
ASPETTI CHIAVE • L'idrosemina è una tecnica usuale nel recupero di cave e di discariche di rifiuti solidi urbani grazie alla sua capacità di costituire un inerbimento rapido ed una fitta copertura vegetale protettiva e consolidante. • Nel caso studio del recupero della discarica RSU di Termini Imerese l'idrosemina è stata condotta secondo un approc...
Dal 18 al 19 giugno 2016, nei territori del Parco dei Nebrodi (Santo Stefano di Camastra) e del Parco delle Madonie (Castelbuono), è stato organizzato il primo convegno nazionale sugli alberi monumentali.
Il convegno è stato promosso dal Parco dei Nebrodi, dall’Università di Palermo (C.I.R.I.T.A. e Dipartimento SAF), dal Parco delle Madonie, dal Di...
The results of the excursion of the “Gruppo di Floristica” of the Italian Botanical Society held in the Sicani Mountains (CW-Sicily) on May 3-6, 2012, are here presented. During the research a total of 532 taxa was recorded. Three of them, the native Rosa squarrosa and the alien Phyllostachys aurea and Vitis xkoberi are new to Sicily, and 14 are ne...
The results of the excursion of the "Gruppo di Floristica" of the Italian Botanical Society held in the Sicani Mountains (CW-Sicily) on May 3-6, 2012, are here presented. During the research a total of 532 taxa was recorded. Three of them, the native Rosa squarrosa and the alien Phyllostachys aurea and Vitis ×koberi are new to Sicily, and 14 are ne...
