Observation of the freshwater invasive, Yellow flag iris (Iris pseudacorus L.) reproducing in marine habitat, isolated from perennial freshwater inputs
Hanna M. Thomson
A * , Nancy Shackelford A and Travis G. Gerwing A
A School of Environmental Studies, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, Canada.
Pacific Conservation Biology 29(4) 364-365 https://doi.org/10.1071/PC21066
Submitted: 16 October 2021 Accepted: 15 June 2022 Published: 30 June 2022
© 2023 The Author(s) (or their employer(s)). Published by CSIRO Publishing
Abstract
Yellow flag iris (Iris pseudacorus L.) is a highly invasive aquatic plant that is primarily known to occupy freshwater habitats. We report the observation of multiple patches of reproductively mature I. pseudacorus persisting in coastal habitats devoid of consistent sources of freshwater.
Keywords: biological invasions, coastal ecology, freshwater, hydrochorous dispersal, invasive species, marine ecology, plant growth, plant reproductive ecology.
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