A new species in the Hieracium lycopifolium agg. (Asteraceae) from the Western Carpathians

Zbigniew Szeląg

Abstract


Hieracium zajacii Szeląg is described from the Vel'ká Fatra Mts in Slovakia. It is the first representative of H. lycopifolium agg. to be found in the Carpathians. The new species is tetraploid (2n = 36) and reproduces apomictically. Its origin is briefly discussed.

Keywords


Asteraceae; chromosome number; distribution; Hieracium; mode of reproduction; new species; Vel'ká Fatra Mts

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5586/asbp.2010.031

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  • 2083-9480 (online)
  • 0001-6977 (print; ceased since 2016)
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