Spontaneously occurring plants in the Senckenberg facilities – unintended and unseen

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  • Thomas Gregor

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https://doi.org/10.21248/kochia.v18.221

Abstract

Landscaped open spaces in front of the Senckenberg Institute in Frankfurt am Main were examined for the occurrence of spontaneous plants in 2020 and 2021. A total of 130 species were observed, 120 of them native or naturalized. Only 19 species were also recorded in a parallel iNaturalist project.

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2025-05-16

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Gregor, T. 2025: Spontaneously occurring plants in the Senckenberg facilities – unintended and unseen. – Kochia 18: 39–44. – doi: 10.21248/kochia.v18.221

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