Acta Phytotaxonomica et Geobotanica
Online ISSN : 2189-7042
Print ISSN : 1346-7565
ISSN-L : 1346-7565
Incidence of Germinable Seeds of Ludwigia grandiflora subsp. hexapetala (Onagraceae) in the Feces of Lake Biwa’s Waterfowl
Shinya HiedaKonomi OtaKisa NagamineHiroki KobayashiNaohiko Noma
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2023 Volume 74 Issue 1 Pages 47-51

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Endozoochorous dispersal of the invasive alien aquatic plant Ludwigia grandiflora subsp. hexapetala through waterfowl in Lake Biwa, Japan, is reported. Germination of seeds collected from the feces of waterfowl in Yabase, southern Lake Biwa proved them to be viable. It is necessary to be vigilant against the sudden appearance of L. grandiflora subsp. hexapetala in water systems where it is absent and to monitor its dispersal by waterfowl.
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