Open AccessConservation of Britain’s biodiversity: Hieracium angustatiforme, Small-leaved Hawkweed (Asteraceae)
Author(s) -
Tim C. G. Rich
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
british and irish botany
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2632-4970
DOI - 10.33928/bib.2021.03.168
Subject(s) - asteraceae , iucn red list , critically endangered , endangered species , population , geography , conservation status , threatened species , biology , ecology , demography , habitat , sociology
The conservation status of Hieracium angustatiforme P.D. Sell & C. West (Asteraceae), Small-leaved Hawkweed, has been assessed. It is a rare endemic restricted to the Brecon Beacons, Wales. Only one population of c.330-430 plants is known in Craig Cerrig-gleisiad National Nature Reserve, and it has not been refound at three other sites. Hieracium angustatiforme is assessed as ‘Critically Endangered’ under IUCN (2001) threat criteria.