Asclepias syriaca (Apocynaceae), a new species to the flora of Dagestan

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Abstract

In the vicinity of Makhachkala (altitude 103 m a. s. l., site coordinates: N 42°58ʹ02.79ʺ; E 47°22ʹ57.40ʺ), on June 18, 2023, we discovered a new alien species for the flora of Dagestan, Asclepias syriaca L. The species grows as part of the community of invasive species Parthenocissus quinquefolia (dominates up to 80%), with sparse/solitary Mentha longifolia, Sonchus arvensis, Elytrigia repens and Setaria viridis. Asclepias syriaca grows here on slightly alkaline, heavy loamy, highly cohesive chestnut soils. The range of the species in European Russia is outlined, where the new locality of the species in the Republic of Dagestan is the southernmost point of its distribution in Russia.

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Z. M. Asadulaev

Mountain Botanical Garden – Mountain Botanical Garden of the Dagestan Federal Research Centre of the Russian Academy of Sciences (MBG DFRC RAS); Dagestan State University

Email: zagidat.abdurahmanova88@mail.ru
Russian Federation, M. Gadgiev Str., 45, Makhachkala, Republic of Dagestan, 367000; М. Gadgiev Str., 45, Makhachkala, Republic of Dagestan, 367000

Z. I. Abdurakhmanova

Mountain Botanical Garden – Mountain Botanical Garden of the Dagestan Federal Research Centre of the Russian Academy of Sciences (MBG DFRC RAS)

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Email: zagidat.abdurahmanova88@mail.ru
Russian Federation, M. Gadgiev Str., 45, Makhachkala, Republic of Dagestan, 367000

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2. Fig. 1. Asclepias syriaca (appearance). a – flower; b – fruit, swollen somewhat sickle-shaped green capsule.

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3. Fig. 2. Community with Asclepias syriaca.

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4. Fig. 3. Herbarium specimen of Asclepias syriaca.

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