EPPO Global Database

Prunus serotina(PRNSO)

Distribution details in Italy

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2022: Present, no details
Comments
Found in forests and woodlands.

EPPO Reporting Service (2009/147)
EPPO Reporting Service (2009/204)
EPPO Reporting Service (2011/020)
EPPO Reporting Service (2019/196) : P. serotina is present in 7 regions and in 3 of these regions the species has negative impacts on plant communities.

EPPO Reporting Service (2022/203)
References
* Campagnaro T, Brundu G, Burrasccano S, Celesti-Grapow L, La Mantia T, Sitzia T, Badalamenti E (2022) Tree invasions in Italian forests. Forest Ecology and Management 521. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2022.120382

* Forte TGW, Brundu G, Celesti-Grapow L, Siniscalco, Barni E (2019) Prunus serotina in Italy: a challenging candidate for the national list of priority invasive alien species.Plant Biosystems, DOI: 10.1080/11263504.2019.1666173

* Gentili R, Gilardelli F, Ciapetta S, Citteria S (2014) Distribution range of four dangerous non-native species in Italy. Abstract of the 4th International Symposium on Environmental Weeds and Invasive Plants, Montpellier (FR), 2014-06-19/23.

* Lazzaro L, Bolpagni R, Barni E, Brundu G, Blasi C, Siniscalco C, Celestri-Grapow L (2019) Towards alien plant prioritization in Italy: methodological issues and first results. Plant Biosystems, DOI: 10.1080/11263504.2019.1640310.

* Vanhellemont M (2009) Present and future population dynamics of Prunus serotina in forests in its introduced range. PhD thesis, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Austria Present, no details view...
France Present, restricted distribution view...
Slovenia Present, no details view...
Switzerland Present, no details view...