A plant catalogued as extinct in Catalonia is rediscovered
Thursday, February 6, 2014 - 10:00
in Paleontology & Archaeology
Spirodela polyrrhiza is the name of a small floating plant not seen in the Mediterranean basin for more than 80 years. The plant, catalogued as extinct in Catalonia, has been found in the lower course of the Ebro River and the Vallvidrera reservoir (Catalonia, Spain). The finding in the Ebro River is described on an article published in the journal Flora Montiberica, by Núria Bonada, from the Department of Ecology of the UB, and Óscar Gavira and Tony Herrera Grao, from the company Mediodes Consultoría Ambiental y Paisajismo. This scientific finding is also described on an article published in the journal Orsis 27 written by experts of the Scientific Research Group Terres de l'Ebre.