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Annex I: Bioindicator species tables
Ordered by soil characteristic
Species | Botanical Family | Typology | Trustability |
Soil Reaction | |||
Chrysanthemum leucanthemum syn. Leucanthemum vulgare As | Asteraceae | Acidic soil | M |
Gnaphalium uliginosum | Asteraceae | Acidic soil | M |
Hieracium aurantiacum syn. Pilosella aurantiaca | Asteraceae | Acidic soil | H |
Hieracium pratense syn. H. caespitosum, Pilosella caespitosa | Asteraceae | Acidic soil | H |
Polygonum aviculare | Polygonaceae | Acidic soil | M |
Polygonum persicaria syn. Persicaria maculosa | Polygonaceae | Acidic soil | M |
Portulaca oleracea | Portulacaceae | Acidic soil | M |
Potentilla argentea | Rosaceace | Acidic soil | M |
Potentilla monspeliensis | Rosaceace | Acidic soil | M |
Rumex acetosella | Polygonaceae | Acidic soil | H |
Rumex crispus | Polygonaceae | Acidic soil | M |
Sonchus spp. | Asteraceae | Acidic soil | H |
Spergula arvensis | Caryophyllaceae | Acidic soil | H |
Verbascum spp. | Scrophulariaceae | Acidic soil | M |
Viola arvensis | Violaceae | Acidic soil | H |
Anagallis arvensis | Primulaceae | Alkaline soil | H |
Anthemis nobilis syn. Chamaemelum nobilis | Asteraceae | Alkaline soil | M |
Chenopodium spp. | Chenopodiaceae | Alkaline soil | M |
Daucus carota | Apiaceae | Alkaline soil | M |
Lepidium virginicum | Brassicaceae | Alkaline soil | M |
Water availability | |||
Amaranthus retroflexus | Amaranthaceae | Dry soil | M |
Euphorbia maculata | Euphorbiaceae | Dry soil | M |
Medicago lupulina | Fabaceae | Dry soil | M |
Althaea officinalis | Malvaceae | Humid soil | M |
Apios americana | Fabaceae | Humid soil | M |
Carex lasiocarpa | Cyperaceae | Humid soil | H |
Echinochloa crus‐galli | Graminaceae | Humid soil | M |
Equisetum arvense | Equisetaceae | Humid soil | H |
Impatiens pallida | Balsaminaceae | Humid soil | M |
Lychnis flos‐cuculi | Caryophyllaceae | Humid soil | M |
Poa annua | Graminaceae | Humid soil | H |
Podophyllum peltatum | Berberidaceae | Humid soil | M |
Polygonum pensylvanicum | Polygonaceae | Humid soil | M |
Polygonum persicaria syn. Persicaria maculosa | Polygonaceae | Humid soil | H |
Ranunculus spp. | Ranunculaceae | Humid soil | H |
Rumex acetosella | Polygonaceae | Humid soil | M |
Tussilago farfara | Asteraceae | Humid soil | H |
Typha latifolia | Typhaceae | Humid soil | M |
Soil compaction | |||
Euphorbia maculata | Euphorbiaceae | Compaction | H |
Galium aparine | Rubiaceae | Compaction | H |
Plantago major | Plantaginaceae | Compaction | H |
Poa annua | Graminaceae | Compaction | H |
Polygonum aviculare | Polygonaceae | Compaction | H |
Soil texture | |||
Allium vineale | Liliaceae | Clayey soil | M |
Bellis perennis | Asteraceae | Clayey soil | M |
Plantago major | Plantaginaceae | Clayey soil | H |
Ranunculus spp. | Ranunculaceae | Clayey soil | M |
Ranunculus repens | Ranunculaceae | Clayey soil | M |
Rumex obtusifolius | Polygonaceae | Clayey soil | H |
Taraxacum officinale | Asteraceae | Clayey soil | M |
Centaurea cyanus | Asteraceae | Sandy soil | M |
Centaurea melitensis | Asteraceae | Sandy soil | M |
Convolvulus arvensis | Convolvulaceae | Sandy soil | M |
Eupatorium capillifolium | Asteraceae | Sandy soil | M |
Lactuca tatarica var. pulchella | Asteraceae | Sandy soil | M |
Linaria vulgaris | Scrophulariaceae | Sandy soil | M |
Urtica dioica | Urticaceae | Sandy soil | H |
Viola arvensis | Violaceae | Sandy soil | H |
Soil fertility | |||
Arctium minus | Asteraceae | High fertility | M |
Chenopodium album | Chenopodiaceae | High fertility | H |
Phytolacca americana | Phytolaccaceae | High fertility | M |
Poa annua | Graminaceae | High fertility | M |
Portulaca oleracea | Portulacaceae | High fertility | M |
Stellaria media | Caryophyllaceae | High fertility | H |
Taraxacum officinale | Asteraceae | High fertility | H |
Andropogon spp. | Graminaceae | Low fertility | M |
Linaria vulgaris | Scrophulariaceae | Low fertility | M |
Lotus corniculatus | Fabaceae | Low fertility | M |
Rumex acetosella | Polygonaceae | Low fertility | M |
Verbascum spp. | Scrophulariaceae | Low fertility | M |
H: high reliability (information from > 3 bibliographic sources)
M: medium reliability (information from at least 2 sources)
Carlesi & Bàrberi (2017): Weeds as soil bioindicators: How to sample and use data. FertilCrop Technical Note. Download at www.fertilcrop.net