An update to the non-native species of Salvia L. (Nepetoideae, Lamiaceae) for Tunisia with a first record of S. hispanica L.
Abstract
The present paper reports the first records of spontaneous micropopulations of Salvia hispanica in Tunisia. This finding constitutes the second official record of the taxon to the African continent and the expansion of its distribution range to the southern Mediterranean (North Africa). Morphological description, floweringfruiting periods, together with information on local distribution and habitat traits as well as original photographs are here provided. Moreover, new distributional records of two more non-native Salvia are here reported for the first time as a result of extensive botanical surveys undertaken during the last two decades. A key to non-native species of the genus Salvia reported for Tunisia is also proposed.
© 2026 Ridha El Mokni, published by Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts
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