European Red List of Vascular Plants - European Commission
European Red List of Vascular Plants - European Commission European Red List of Vascular Plants - European Commission
Near Threatened. One species is Extinct at the European level, the Serbian endemic Trapa annosa; however the taxonomy of the genus Trapa is far from clear and it is not certain that T. annosa is a good species. The Greek endemic Isoetes heldreichii, is listed as Critically Endangered/ Possibly Extinct as it has not been seen since 1885, in spite of searches in the type locality, however there is also a need to resolve the taxonomic status of this species, particularly in relation to populations recently found on the island of Lesvos (I. Bazos pers. comm. 2010). A temporary pool on karstic limestone which supports half of the European population of Callitriche pulchra, Gavdos Island, Greece Photograph © Richard V. Lansdown. Finally, it should be noted that the percentages of threatened aquatic plants mentioned above represent minimum estimates. A more realistic value may be calculated based only on the surviving species which have been assessed for their extinction risk (i.e. omitting DD and EX from the total). In this case, 7.9% of aquatic plants are threatened at European level and 8.1% at EU 27 level. The Extinct and threatened species (Critically Endangered, Endangered, and Vulnerable) at European and EU 27 level are listed in Table 10. Table 10. Threatened and Extinct aquatic plants at the European and EU 27 level Family Species Red List Status Europe Red List Status EU 27 Endemic to Europe TRAPACEAE Trapa annosa EX NE Yes CALLITRICHACEAE Callitriche pulchra CR CR CRUCIFERAE Rorippa valdes-bermejoi CR CR Yes ISOETACEAE Isoetes heldreichii CR CR Yes ISOETACEAE Isoetes malinverniana CR CR Yes UMBELLIFERAE Apium bermejoi CR CR Yes CALLITRICHACEAE Callitriche regis-jubae EN EN CALLITRICHACEAE Callitriche transvolgensis EN NE Yes ISOETACEAE Isoetes boryana EN EN Yes ISOETACEAE Isoetes fluitans EN EN Yes LYTHRACEAE Lythrum thesioides EN EN MARSILEACEAE Marsilea batardae EN EN Yes MARSILEACEAE Pilularia minuta EN EN UMBELLIFERAE Eryngium viviparum EN EN Yes ALISMATACEAE Alisma wahlenbergii VU EN Yes ALISMATACEAE Damasonium polyspermum VU VU ALLIACEAE Allium schmitzii VU VU Yes CONVOLVULACEAE Ipomoea sagittata VU VU CYPERACEAE Cyperus cyprius VU VU Yes ELATINACEAE Elatine brochonii VU VU HYDROCHARITACEAE Najas flexilis VU VU ISOETACEAE Isoetes azorica VU VU Yes LENTIBULARIACEAE Pinguicula mundi VU VU Yes MARSILEACEAE Marsilea azorica VU VU Yes MARSILEACEAE Marsilea strigosa VU VU PRIMULACEAE Anagallis crassifolia VU VU UMBELLIFERAE Thorella verticillato-inundata VU VU Yes HIPPURIDACEAE Hippuris tetraphylla LC VU HYDROCHARITACEAE Najas tenuissima DD EN 36
5.3 Spatial distribution of species 5.3.1 Species richness Figure 21 shows the geographic distribution of aquatic plant species across Europe; it does not include Data Deficient species although these are included in Table 11. To interpret this map it is necessary to know that detailed distribution data were available for some countries (such as Spain, France and Fennoscandia) whereas for others the only data available were presence or absence at a national level and therefore the map was created by selecting the whole country (Balkan states and Central and East Europe). This gives a false impression of a high density over very large areas in the centre and southeast of Europe. In fact, the top five EU countries in terms of aquatic plant species richness (in descending order) are: France, Italy, Spain, Germany and Poland (Table 11). It is notable, that most aquatic plants have a very wide distribution, occurring in a large number of countries. Perhaps the most remarkable is Potamogeton pusillus which has an almost cosmopolitan distribution, from Europe through Russia east to eastern Russia, Japan and the Korean Peninsula, south through the Ryukyu Islands to Papua New Guinea, Table 11. Number of aquatic plant species in the 27 current EU Member States (excluding introduced species) Country Total number of species Austria 217 Belgium 203 Bulgaria 207 Cyprus 59 Czech Republic 215 Denmark 193 Estonia 161 Finland 179 France 288 Germany 244 Greece 205 Hungary 200 Ireland 181 Italy 270 Latvia 153 Lithuania 156 Luxembourg 176 Malta 66 Netherlands 202 Poland 223 Portugal 207 Romania 214 Slovakia 182 Slovenia 202 Spain 261 Sweden 210 United Kingdom 210 Figure 21. Species richness of aquatic plant species in Europe (excluding species assessed as Not Applicable and Data Deficient) 37
- Page 1: European Red List of Vascular Plant
- Page 4 and 5: Published by the European Commissio
- Page 6 and 7: 6. Discussion .....................
- Page 8 and 9: Acknowledgements All of IUCN’s Re
- Page 10 and 11: Andrés Vicente Pérez Latorre Lore
- Page 12 and 13: are declining. But more interesting
- Page 14 and 15: a global “biodiversity hotspot”
- Page 16 and 17: The assessment provides three main
- Page 18 and 19: level, and species complexes have b
- Page 20 and 21: Convention includes 612 European pl
- Page 22 and 23: 3.2 Threat status of policy plants
- Page 24 and 25: Figure 5. Species richness of polic
- Page 26 and 27: Figure 7. Distribution of threatene
- Page 28 and 29: indica aggressively compete for spa
- Page 30 and 31: Today, agricultural production is c
- Page 32 and 33: particularly important to Europe in
- Page 34 and 35: ecause they are wild relatives of a
- Page 36 and 37: Table 6. Threatened and extinct CWR
- Page 38 and 39: It should be noted that the percent
- Page 40 and 41: Figure 14. Species richness of Euro
- Page 42 and 43: threatened species are endemic to t
- Page 44 and 45: with the predicted range in 2055. T
- Page 46 and 47: The following definition was consid
- Page 50 and 51: through Africa north and south of t
- Page 52 and 53: 5.4 Major threats to aquatic plants
- Page 54 and 55: fertilisation. As a consequence man
- Page 56 and 57: plant species are classed as Extinc
- Page 58 and 59: into water bodies as run-off and ca
- Page 60 and 61: the list are threatened but it also
- Page 62 and 63: in natural populations within defin
- Page 64 and 65: Greater Pasque Flower (Pulsatilla g
- Page 66 and 67: ■■ Raise the profile of CWR as
- Page 68 and 69: References Anderson, S. 2002. Ident
- Page 70 and 71: IPCC. 2007. Fourth Assessment Repor
- Page 72 and 73: identifying_and_protecting_the_worl
- Page 74 and 75: Family Species Red List Status Euro
- Page 76 and 77: Family Species Red List Status Euro
- Page 78 and 79: Family Species Red List Status Euro
- Page 80 and 81: Family Species Red List Status Euro
- Page 82 and 83: Appendix 2. Red List status of sele
- Page 84 and 85: Family Species IUCN Red List Catego
- Page 86 and 87: Family Species IUCN Red List Catego
- Page 88 and 89: Family Species IUCN Red List Catego
- Page 90 and 91: Family Species IUCN Red List Catego
- Page 92 and 93: Family Species IUCN Red List Catego
- Page 94 and 95: Family Species IUCN Red List Catego
- Page 96 and 97: Family Species IUCN Red List Catego
5.3 Spatial distribution <strong>of</strong> species<br />
5.3.1 Species richness<br />
Figure 21 shows the geographic distribution <strong>of</strong> aquatic<br />
plant species across Europe; it does not include Data<br />
Deficient species although these are included in Table 11.<br />
To interpret this map it is necessary to know that detailed<br />
distribution data were available for some countries<br />
(such as Spain, France and Fennoscandia) whereas for<br />
others the only data available were presence or absence<br />
at a national level and therefore the map was created by<br />
selecting the whole country (Balkan states and Central<br />
and East Europe). This gives a false impression <strong>of</strong> a high<br />
density over very large areas in the centre and southeast<br />
<strong>of</strong> Europe.<br />
In fact, the top five EU countries in terms <strong>of</strong> aquatic plant<br />
species richness (in descending order) are: France, Italy,<br />
Spain, Germany and Poland (Table 11). It is notable,<br />
that most aquatic plants have a very wide distribution,<br />
occurring in a large number <strong>of</strong> countries. Perhaps the most<br />
remarkable is Potamogeton pusillus which has an almost<br />
cosmopolitan distribution, from Europe through Russia<br />
east to eastern Russia, Japan and the Korean Peninsula,<br />
south through the Ryukyu Islands to Papua New Guinea,<br />
Table 11. Number <strong>of</strong> aquatic plant species in the 27<br />
current EU Member States (excluding introduced species)<br />
Country<br />
Total number <strong>of</strong> species<br />
Austria 217<br />
Belgium 203<br />
Bulgaria 207<br />
Cyprus 59<br />
Czech Republic 215<br />
Denmark 193<br />
Estonia 161<br />
Finland 179<br />
France 288<br />
Germany 244<br />
Greece 205<br />
Hungary 200<br />
Ireland 181<br />
Italy 270<br />
Latvia 153<br />
Lithuania 156<br />
Luxembourg 176<br />
Malta 66<br />
Netherlands 202<br />
Poland 223<br />
Portugal 207<br />
Romania 214<br />
Slovakia 182<br />
Slovenia 202<br />
Spain 261<br />
Sweden 210<br />
United Kingdom 210<br />
Figure 21. Species richness <strong>of</strong> aquatic plant species in Europe (excluding species assessed as Not Applicable and Data<br />
Deficient)<br />
37
Change language