The occurrence of Alyssum desertorum, a species belonging to A. sect. Alyssum, is reported for the fi rst time in Italy. It was found in Abruzzo (central Italy) in the territory of National Park of Gran Sasso and Laga mountains and surrounding areas. Morphological similarities with the other taxa recorded in Italy belonging to A. sect. Alyssum are briefl y discussed. Information about the typif...

An interesting wood-inhabiting pyrenomycete was discovered while collecting for the All Taxa Biodiversity Inventory currently being conducted in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. This species is unique in possessing superficial ascomata with reddish tubercles and ascospores that develop an apical swollen brown cell and a long, basal hyaline cell. Because these ascospore characters fit th...

BACKGROUND Gabon is an important center of biodiversity in Central Africa. The country contains to date 27 species of palms. However, palms are generally poorly collected as these massive plants are hard to press and curate. Thus, our understanding remains incomplete, especially in Central Africa. NEW INFORMATION We report three new records of two palm species for Gabon: Sclerosperma profizia...

Mount Coonowrin located in the Sunshine Coast hinterland north of Brisbane, is one of a scattered group of peaks and hills that constitute the Glasshouse Mountains and which is protected within the Glasshouse Mountains National Park. Concern about visitor safety in relation to rockfalls on the mountain were supported by the results of two geotechnical studies and led to the closure of this sect...

To reduce populations of hemlock woolly adelgid, Adelges tsugae Annand (Hemiptera: Adelgidae), >500,000 Sasajiscymnus tsugae (Sasaji and McClure) (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) have been released in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park since 2002. To determine factors affecting establishment and recovery of these predatory beetles, 65 single release sites were sampled using beat sheets from 200...