Conservation of Britain’s biodiversity: distribution and status of the Welsh endemic Hieracium apheles, Hepste hawkweed (Asteraceae)

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  • Timothy C. G. Rich BSBI

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33928/bib.2021.03.289

Keywords:

Critically endangered, IUCN threat status, lectotype, Wales

Abstract

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.

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Published

2021-09-16

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Vol. 3 No. 3 (2021): British & Irish Botany

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