Chenopodium aristatum L. – Komosa oścista – Sea foam flower

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Status

The species is alien in whole area of its current or past occurrence in Poland

Currently present in the environment

Reproducing in the environment

Numbers or/and range increasing

Occurrence

Map of occurrence

Areas on the map correspond to pemanent occurrence of the species. Points on the map indicate introduction places and/or single records of the species; they do not always correspond to current presence of the species in a given locality.

Information that could update the map of occurence of the species can be sent to ias@iop.krakow.pl

Earliest introduction/record

in 1941

Types of transport

• Unintentional transport to Poland

Pathways of introduction

• Transport – no further details

Type of release into natural environment

• Transport- Contaminant or Stowaway

References

• Aellen P. 1979. Chenopodiaceae Vent. W: Hegi G. Illustrierte Flora von Mitteleuropa, 2 3: 533-692. Munchen, C. Hanser Verl.
• Aellen P. Chenopodiaceae Vent. 1979. Illustrierte Flora von Mitteleuropa, 2 Aufl. 3: 533-692.
• Ćwikliński E. 1970. Flora synantropijna Szczecina Monogr. Bot. 33: 1-103.
• Głazek T., Mirek Z., Połońska A. 1983. Chenopodium aristatum L. - rzadki w Polsce gatunek synantropijny. Fragm. Flor. Geobot. 29: 9-14.
• Holzfuss E. 1941. Mitteilungen aus der Schuttplatze in Pommern. Dohrniana 12: 19-33.
• Tokarska-Guzik B., Dajdok Z., Zając M., Zając A., Urbisz A., Danielewicz W., Hołdyński C. 2012. Rośliny obcego pochodzenia w Polsce ze szczególnym uwzględnieniem gatunków inwazyjnych. 1-197. Generalna Dyrekcja Ochrony Środowiska, Warszawa link

Life form: Herb

Phylum: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Amaranthaceae

Scientific synonyms: Teloxys aristata (L.) Moq.

Polish synonyms: Komosa ciernista

English synonyms: Seafoam moss