Senecio angulatus L.f. (Asteraceae) a new addition to the Moroccan alien flora
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exotic flora, chorology, new record, MoroccoAbstract
Senecio angulatus L.f. (Asteraceae), native to South Africa, is reported here as a new non-native plant to the vascular flora of Morocco for the first time. The species’ diagnostic morphological characters, photographic illustration, data on geographic distribution and ecology, and probable invasion pathway are provided and commented.
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