Different communities hosting Ionopsidium savianum (Caruel) Arcang. in Tuscany: a trait perspective.

Ionopsidium savianum (Caruel) Arcang. (Brassicaceae) is as near threatened species included in the IUCN plant red lists. It is considered as subendemic for Italy, recorded for Latium, Umbria and Tuscany, in different ecological conditions. The aim of this study is to elucidate functional aspects of different communities hosting I. savianum, and particular to assess their adaptive strategies according to Grime's CSR theory. Our results showed differences in species and functional composition between the different communities studied. These results suggest the presence of different adaptive responses in the different environments taken into account.