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a M. Scuderi, sulle Madonie Monticelli, Margi di Badia, Madonna dell’Alto, Rocca di Mele,
Fridda (Lojacono 1909); Madonie a Piano Pomo (Brullo & Spampinato 1990); Madonie Margio
Scorzone, Piano Pomieri (Raimondo & al. 2004). V.ne Ortaggi on the Madonie! – R.
54. Woodwardia radicans (L.) Sm. in Mém. Acad. Sci. Turin 5: 411 (1793) [Bas.
Blechnum radicans L., Mant. Pl. Alt.: 307 (1771)]
Wet ravines and caves. – Mascali nel V.ne Gulli al Muscarello, Etna al Milo (Gussone 1845);
S. Lucia del Mela (Zodda 1898); Salto dell’Acero (Zodda 1900 a); Valle del Niceto
(Nicotra) (Zodda 1900); Messina nella Valle del Niceto (Seguenza) (Lojacono 1909);
Cascata al V.ne dell’Acero? (forse Lacino per lapsus calami) (Gramuglio & al. 1978). Le
precedenti tutte stazioni incerte e da verificare secondo Gramuglio & al. (loc. cit.): siti atten-
dibili V.ne Lacino e V.ne Mandrazza in contrada Corriolo di S. Lucia del Mela scoperto nel
1975 (Gramuglio loc. cit.). Rometta: a Rocche Jero, Puntale Saitta-Tracanali, Serro Ginestri-
Tracanali, S. Pietro-Tracanali e a S. Lucia del Mela V.ne Ferrà (Picone & al. 2003). Higly
endangered of extinction. – RR.

AZOLLACEAE

55. Azolla filiculoides Lam., Encycl. Méth. Bot. 1: 343 (1783)
Slightly running waters. – Gurna di Mascali (Minissale & Spampinato 1990); Neophyte exotic
naturalized (An) at Fiumefreddo (Catania) according to Romano & al. (1994). – RR.

56. Azolla mexicana C. Presl in Abh. Königl. Böhm. Ges. Wiss. ser. 5, 3: 150 (1845) [A.
caroliniana auct. non Willd.]
Slightly running waters. – Nephyte oxotic naturalized (An) in the Fiume Ciane (Siracusa)
according to Romano & al. (1994). – RR.

SPERMATOPHYTA
GYMNOSPERMAE

PINACEAE
** Abies alba Mill., Gard. Dict. ed 8 n.1 (1768)
Cultivated as ornamental and for reafforestation. – In the mountain belt. – C.
** Abies cephalonica Loud., Arb.Brit. 4:2325 (1838)
Cultivated as ornamental and for reafforestation. – In the submountain and mountain belt. – C.
57. Abies nebrodensis (Lojac.) Mattei in Boll. Reale Orto Bot. Palermo 7: 64 (1908) [Bas.
Abies pectinata DC. in Lam. & DC. var. nebrodensis Lojac., Fl. Sicul. 2 (2): 401
(1904); “A. pectinata” sensu Guss. non Gilib. nec DC.]
ES – Already known by Gussone from cultivated material, not correctly identified (A. pectina-
ta Guss. non Gilib.); Mattei, who discovered the natural population, was the first that considered
it as a distinct species from the Abies occurring in the Mediterranean region. – Mountains assim-
ilable to relict colchic areas (Pignatti 1979 a). – Relict population of only 27 individuals occur-
ring on the Madonie Mountains between Madonna degli Angeli Valley and the top of Mt.
Scalone. Colma dei Pini, M. Cervi di Polizzi al V.ne dei Pini (Lojacono 1904). Data about the
present status of the population can be found in Raimondo & Schicchi (2005). – RR.