Open AccessConservation of Britain’s biodiversity: distribution and status of the Welsh endemic Hieracium apheles, Hepste hawkweed (Asteraceae)
Author(s) -
T. 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.2021.03.289
Subject(s) - asteraceae , iucn red list , basionym , critically endangered , conservation status , endangered species , geography , threatened species , population , biology , botany , ecology , taxon , demography , habitat , sociology
The conservation status of Hieracium apheles P. D. Sell (Asteraceae), Hepste hawkweed has been assessed. A lectotype for the basionym H. septentrionale Arv.-Touv. var. simplex Ley has been designated. It is a rare endemic restricted to the Hepste Glen in the Brecon Beacons (v.c. 42), Wales. Only one population of five plants is known it is assessed as ‘Critically Endangered’ under IUCN (2001) threat criteria.