Vallisneria spiralis L.

Vallisneria spiralis L.

Synonymy

    Content

    Distribution

    GR(StE NC NE) 

    Greece (North Central Greece present; North-East Greece present; Sterea Ellas present)

    Status

    Native / Non Range-Restricted

    Chorology

    Mediterranean-European

    Life-form

    Aquatic

    Habitat

    Freshwater habitats

    IUCN category

    Least Concern

    Presidential Decree 67/81

    No

    Notes

    An invasive plant coming from subtropic and tropic parts of the world. In the Mediterranean countries of Southern Europe it is probably native (although aggressive), in Central, non-mediterreanean Europe it is a non-native xenophyte (see http://euromed.luomus.fi/euromed_map.php?taxon=451809&size=medium ).

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