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The paper presents problems connected with expansiveness and threats of grasses in Poland. Some subjectively selected grass species are given. They have conventionally been divided into two opposite groups: (i) expansive or even invasive grasses, referred to here as "invincible", and (ii) grasses that are threatened for a variety of reasons, and deserving protection.

Grasses in Poland: invincible, but threatened

Department of Systematics of Vascular Plants, Polish Academy of Sciences, W. Szafer Institute of Botany, Lubicz 46, 31-512 Kraków, Poland

Biodiversity Research and Conservation

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The paper presents problems connected with expansiveness and threats of grasses in Poland. Some subjectively selected grass species are given. They have...

Grasses in Poland: invincible, but threatened

Published Online: Jul 11, 2011

Page range: 93 - 102

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10119-010-0025-z

Keywords
grasses, Poaceae, expansion, invasion, threat, protection, Poland

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Grasses in Poland: invincible, but threatened

Published Online: Jul 11, 2011

Page range: 93 - 102

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10119-010-0025-z

Keywordsgrasses, Poaceae, expansion, invasion, threat, protection, Poland

This content is open access.

Keywords
grasses, Poaceae, expansion, invasion, threat, protection, Poland