Erigeron sumatrensis Retz. (Compositae), a recently recognized invasive alien species in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Abstract

Erigeron sumatrensis Retz. is native in South America, widely naturalized in Europe and has been recently recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina. During the period of 2019-2020, it was recorded at 35 new localities in South Herzegovina and Central Bosnia. On the basis of the number of populations and the numbers of individuals within populations, we assume that this species is now invasive in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Erigeron sumatrensis Retz. je vrsta porijeklom iz Južne Amerike, široko naturalizirana u Europi, a nedavno je zabilježena u Bosni i Hercegovini. Tijekom razdoblja 2019. - 2020. zabilježena je na novih 35 lokaliteta u južnoj Hercegovini i srednjoj Bosni. Na osnovu broja populacija i broja jedinki unutar populacija, pretpostavljamo da je ova vrsta danas invazivna u Bosni i Hercegovini.