Table 1 Sampled plant species

From: Living together in a context of plant invasion: the example of the plant communities at the Iles Kerguelen

 

Taxonomy

Life cycle

Growth form

 

Native species

A. magellanica Vahl, 1804

Rosaceae

Eudicotyledon

Perennial

Rhizomatous

 

Austroblechnum penna-marina (Poir.) Gasper & V.A.O.Dittrich, 2016

Blechnaceae

Fern

Perennial

Rhizomatous

 

A. selago Hook.f., 1847

Apiaceae

Eudicotyledon

Perennial

Cushion

 

Festuca contracta Kirk, 1895

Poaceae

Monocotyledon

Perennial

Caespitose

 

Alien species

First record

C. fontanum Baumg., 1816

Caryophyllaceae

Eudicotyledon

Biennial

Mat-forming

1874

D. glomerata L., 1753

Poaceae

Monocotyledon

Perennial

Caespitose

1977

P. pratensis L., 1753

Poaceae

Monocotyledon

Perennial

Rhizomatous

1874

T. erythrospermum Andrz. ex Besser, 1821

Asteraceae

Eudicotyledon

Perennial

Rosette

1953

T. officinale F.H.Wigg., 1780

Asteraceae

Eudicotyledon

Perennial

Rosette

1958

  1. First records of alien species on the Iles Kerguelen are from ref. 1.