Persicaria pensylvanica in the Czech Republic.

Karel Kubát 1 & Vladimír Jehlík 2

Affiliations

  1. Pädagogische Fakultät der J. E. Purkyně Universität,Lehrstuhl Biologie, České mládeže 8, CZ-400 96 Ústí nad Labem, Tschechische Republik
  2. V Lesíčku 1, CZ-150 00 Praha 5-Smíchov, Tschechische Republik
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Abstract

Taxonomy, distribution and ecology of Persicaria pensylvanica in the Czech Republic are reviewed. In the Czech Republic, P. pensylvanica is an alien plant which immigrated along the Elbe river. Majority of Czech localities of the species have an ephemeral character but in two localities in the town of Litoměřice, the occurrence is more permanent.

Keywords

Persicaria pensylvanica, taxonomy, chorology, ecology, introduction, alien plant, naturalization, Czech Republic

How to cite

Kubát K. & Jehlík V. (2003) Persicaria pensylvanica in the Czech Republic. – Preslia 75: 183–188