The rare Scottish endemic Hieracium fulvocaesium orange-flowered hawkweed (Asteraceae) is on the verge of extinction

Authors

  • Tim Rich BSBI

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33928/bib.2021.03.183

Keywords:

IUCN threat status, Scotland

Abstract

 

The rare Scottish endemic Hieracium fulvocaesium Pugsley, orange-flowered hawkweed, is on the verge of extinction. Historic records indicate it was only known from the east banks of the River Naver, Bettyhill, Sutherland. Three plants were rediscovered in 2017. It is IUCN threat status ‘Critically Endangered’ and it requires urgent conservation work to conserve it in the wild.

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Published

2021-07-26