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allochthonous herbivores (threat 8.1.2: Invasive non-native/alien
species - Named species). In fact, the few mou ons introduced on the
island ca. 40 years ago gave rise to a ock of ca. 200 individuals, able
to feed in the steepest areas. Intentional gathering by botanists may
also represent an underestimated problem to control (threat 5.2.1:
Gathering terrestrial plants - Intentional use).

What has been done to protect it ?

Legally: This species is listed in Appendix I of the Bern Convention.

In situ: The whole area of Marettimo Island is included within the
Natura 2000 Special Area of Conservation (SAC) “Isola di Marettimo”
(ITA010002).

Ex situ: in the framework of the projects GENMEDOC
(http://www.genmedoc.org) and SEMCLIMED
(http://www.semclimed.org) seeds have been collected ca. ten years
ago and stored in the seed banks of the Universities of Palermo and
Catania. Plants are cultivated in the botanical gardens of Florence and
Palermo.

What conservation actions are needed ?

If a nature reserve was established on the island, all the conservation Bupleurum dianthifolium – plant
measures prescribed in the SAC management plan, such as the
reduction of browsing pressure, the prevention of wild res and the
prohibition of plant gathering could be better applied.

Scienti c coordination
Prof. Lorenzo Gianguzzi, Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie e Forestali,
SAF, University of Palermo, Italy.

Dr. Antonino La Mantia, PromoVerde Sicilia, Palermo, Italy.
Dr. Salvatore Pasta, Department of Biology, University of Fribourg,
Switzerland.

Dr. Leonardo Scuderi, free-lance botanist, Trapani, Italy.

Photos

Prof. Lorenzo Gianguzzi, Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie e Forestali,
SAF, University of Palermo, Italy.
Dr. Leonardo Scuderi, free-lance botanist, Trapani, Italy.

Additional references

Colombo P., Lentini F., Gargano M. L., 2003. Micromorfologia fogliare di Bupleurum
elatum e B. dianthifolium (Umbelliferae). Quaderni di Botanica Ambientale e Applicata, Bupleurum dianthifolium – plant
14 [2003]: 125-133.
Gianguzzi L., Cusimano D., Cuttonaro P., Ilardi V., 2011. Endangered plant species of
Marettimo Island (Sicily, Italy). In: Fraga i Arguimbau P. et al. (eds.), Book of Abstracts
II Jornades de Botànica a Menorca: “Illes I plantes: conservació i coneixement de la
ora a les illes de la Mediterrània” (Es Mercadal, Minorca, España, 26-30 abril 2011):
34-35.
Gianguzzi L., Cuttonaro P., Cusimano D., Romano S., 2013. Bupleurum dianthifolium
Guss. Informatore Botanico Italiano, 45 (1): 131-133.

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