Native and alien flora: diversity, collections, and conservation

This research group is devoted to the study of native and alien flora (with special emphasis on the latter) of the Mediterranean basin and East Asia, with an integrative focus. With this objective, the group’s staff perform studies using different approaches and tools, which can be divided into three main axes: (1) diversity, (2) collections and (3) conservation. Both geographic regions are large reservoirs of plant diversity at a global level but at the same time are among the areas of the planet with a greater degree of human disturbance. Our research covers two of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals: Climate Action (13, particularly 13.3), and Life on Land (15, especially 15.5 and 15.8). The practical aspect of our research should also be highlighted, since it provides very valuable data to the administrations that manage the land and biodiversity.