TY - JOUR T1 - A revision of Bromus section Ceratochloa (Pooideae, Poaceae) in Belgium. JF - Dumortiera Y1 - 2012 A1 - Filip Verloove SP - 30 EP - 45 VL - 101 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - A taxonomic revision of non-native Cenchrus s.str. (Paniceae, Poaceae) in the Mediterranean area JF - Willdenowia Y1 - 2012 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.3372/wi.42.42107 A1 - Filip Verloove A1 - Enrique Sánchez Gullón SP - 67 EP - 75 KW - GRAMINEAE; CENCHRUS ECHINATUS; CENCHRUS LONGISPINUS; CENCHRUS SPINIFEX; TAXONOMY; CHOROLOGY AB - The exact identity of non-native, naturalised populations of Cenchrus s.str. in the Mediterranean area has been critically assessed. A herbarium revision confirmed the presence of three species: Cenchrus echinatus, C. longispinus and C. spinifex (syn.: C. incertus). In the present paper C. echinatus is reported for the first time from Spain and confirmed for Egypt and Israel. C. longispinus, up to present widely confused with C. spinifex, is reported for the first time from Croatia, Greece, Israel and Morocco and furthermore confirmed for France (including Corse) and Italy. Finally, C. spinifex is confirmed for France, Italy and Spain, while records from Greece and Israel proved to be in error for C. longispinus. All three species are much alike and widely confused in the studied area. In some areas (especially in parts of Italy and Israel) two species occur sympatrically, which largely added to the confusion. Main features for their distinction are discussed and a dichotomous key for the identification of the native and non-native species of Cenchrus s.str. in the Mediterranean area is presented. VL - 41 SN - 0511-9618 UR - http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/bgbm/will/2012/00000042/00000001/art00007 IS - 1 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Journal Management of Biological Invasions JF - Journal Management of Biological Invasions Y1 - 2010 A1 - Filip Verloove SP - 1 EP - 5 KW - alien species KW - Digitaria violascens KW - Eleocharis pellucida KW - Juncus dichotomus KW - taxonomy KW - Vicia dalmatica AB - Misidentifications are an important but neglected problem in studies on plant invasions. This review shows how taxonomic education of staff and stakeholders is of great importance for correctly assessing threats provoked by alien plant species in field and literature based studies. Four randomly chosen recent examples (Digitaria violascens, Eleocharis pellucida, Juncus dichotomus and Vicia dalmatica) from Europe demonstrate that, as a result of an initial erroneous identification and/or confusion with similar harmless species, potentially noxious environmental weeds have been able to become fully naturalised. They act as “invaders in disguise” and therefore constitute a real problem for conservation management. VL - 1 UR - http://www.managementofbiologicalinvasions.net/index_file/Verloove2010.pdf ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Cyperus eragrostis (Cyperaceae): historiek en huidige status in België JF - Dumortiera Y1 - 2006 A1 - Filip Verloove SP - 7 EP - 11 AB - Cyperus eragrostis (Cyperaceae): history and current status in Belgium. Cyperus eragrostis Lam., once a rare South American ephemeral alien in Belgium, seems to have recently become naturalised. After recurring records of, often, long-persisting individuals (especially from the 199O's onwards), a large and apparently naturalised colony was discovered in 2002 in Evergem, north of Ghent (province of East-Flanders). The species' history in Belgium is drawn and special attention is paid to recent records. Ecological data (incl. a phytosociological relevé) and original illustrations, based on herbarium specimens, are included. VL - 89 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Twee nieuwe stadsgrassen in België: Bromus madritensis en Polypogon viridis JF - Dumortiera Y1 - 2006 A1 - Filip Verloove SP - 24 EP - 26 VL - 90 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Polypogon maritimus, een miskende neofyt in België JF - Dumortiera Y1 - 2008 A1 - Filip Verloove A1 - Dirk De Beer A1 - Bart van de Vijver A1 - Walter Suys SP - 26 EP - 28 VL - 93 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Studies in the genus Paspalum (Paniceae, Poaceae) in Europe – 2. The Quadrifaria group JF - Willdenowia Y1 - 2007 A1 - Filip Verloove A1 - Marc Reynders SP - 423 EP - 430 KW - distribution. KW - Italy KW - Paspalum exaltatum KW - Paspalum quadrifarium KW - taxonomy KW - xenophyte AB - The South American Paspalum quadrifarium has been reported as a naturalized xenophyte in Tuscany and Liguria, Italy, since at least the 1960s. In the present contribution the discovery of the closely related P. exaltatum, also of South American origin, in Liguria, Italy, is reported. These are the only known occurrences in Europe of both species, which are very similar to each other and likely to be confused. In the present paper their diagnostic features are discussed and original line drawings and SEM photographs for both taxa are presented. Their current distribution in Italy is shown and some ecological remarks are added. VL - 37 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - A synopsis of Jarava Ruiz & Pav. and Nassella E. Desv. (Stipa L. s.l.) (Poaceae: Stipeae) in southwestern Europe JF - Candollea Y1 - 2005 A1 - Filip Verloove SP - 97 EP - 117 KW - chorology KW - Europe KW - identification KW - Jarava KW - Nassella KW - neophytes KW - taxonomy AB - A taxonomic revision of the naturalized representatives of the South American genera Jarava Ruiz & Pav. and Nassella (Trin.) E. Desv. (segregates of Stipa L. s.l.) in Europe revealed several interesting data. Eight taxa are currently regarded as, at least locally, naturalized in the Iberian Peninsula, Macaronesia, France (incl. Corsica) and/or Italy : Jarava ambigua (Speg.) Peñail., J. brachychaeta (Godr.) Peñail., J. caudata (Trin.) Peñail. and J. plumosa (Spreng.) S. W. L. Jacobs & J. Everett, and Nassella neesiana (Trin. & Rupr.) Barkworth, N. poeppigiana (Trin. & Rupr.) Barkworth, N. tenuissima (Trin.) Barkworth and N. trichotoma (Nees) Arechav. Nassella mucronata (Kunth) R. W. Pohl has not been confirmed, all actual European populations being definitely ascribable to the closely related N. neesiana. Particular attention is paid to the confusion of both taxa in Europe and useful diacritic features for their distinction are discussed. Only two taxa have become more or less widespread to date (N. neesiana and N. trichotoma), both being present respectively in all or nearly all investigated countries. Two further taxa (Jarava brachychaeta and J. caudata) also tend to increase. Jarava ambigua (confused with J. brachychaeta in S-France) is cited for the first time as a naturalized alien in Europe. All taxa but Nassella tenuissima (which is an escape from cultivation) are believed to have been introduced unintentionally ; all are of American origin. Each taxon is described and a dichotomous key, original line drawings of all species’ anthecia and further chorological, nomenclatural, taxonomic and ecological data are provided. VL - 60 IS - 1 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Studies within the Genus Digitaria Haller (Poaceae, Panicoideae) in Southwestern Europe JF - Candollea Y1 - 2008 A1 - Filip Verloove SP - 227 EP - 233 VL - 63 IS - 2 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Deux Graminées Introduites Peut-Être Méconnues, Nouvelles Pour La Flore Française: Bothriochloa Laguroides et Dichanthelium Acuminatum subsp. Lindheimeri (Poaceae : Panicoideae). JF - Le Monde des Plantes Y1 - 2008 A1 - Jacques Lambinon A1 - Filip Verloove SP - 1 EP - 4 VL - 497 ER -