European Red List of Vascular Plants - European Commission

The assessment provides three main outputs:
■■ This summary report on the status and distribution
of selected groups of European vascular plants; their
main threats and recommendations for conservation
measures, as well as a poster on their status.
■■ A freely available database holding the baseline data for
monitoring the status and distribution of European
vascular plants;
■■ A website and data portal (http://ec.europa.eu/
environment/nature/conservation/species/redlist and
http://www.iucnredlist.org/europe) showcasing this
data in the form of species factsheets for all European
plants that were assessed, along with background and
other interpretative material;
The data presented in this report provides a snapshot
based on knowledge available at the time of writing. The
database will continue to be updated and made freely and
widely available. IUCN will ensure wide dissemination
of this data to relevant decision makers, NGOs and
scientists to inform the implementation of conservation
actions on the ground.
Marsilea batardae is endemic to the Iberian Peninsula where it has a limited range in the basins of the rivers Tejo, Sado, Guadiana and Guadalquivir. This aquatic plant suffers from the
general destruction and degradation of water bodies such as the construction of dams, embankment of streams or pollution. Marsilea batardae has been assessed as Endangered and is
protected under the Habitats Directive and Bern Convention. Photograph © Richard V. Lansdown.
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