black sea red data book - Department of Biology

Synonyms: Arenaria cephalotes Bieb.
Eremogone cephalotes (Bieb., Fenzl.)
Common names: Russ: Eremogona golovchataya; Ukr: Eremogona golovchata.
Taxonomic description. A perrenial herb with straight glabrous stem, 20-50 cm in
height with shorter fruitless shoots at the base. Leaves 4-12 cm in length. Petioles
white sessile flowers associated in a thick semiglobed floscule. Fruit an oval pod.
IUCN Status
World level: NE
Black Sea Regional level: VU
Subregion level: VU (Ukraine)
Distribution, Habitat type, Critical habitats, Limiting factors. Seaside sands,
steppe hillsides and rocky places.
Biology. Flowering during VI-VU, fruit-bearing during VU-VIII. Reproducing by
seeds and vegetatively.
Population trends. Not abundant.
Threats. Destruction of habitats, output of sand, recreational stress.
Conservation measures taken. The species features in the Red Data Book of
Ukraine (1996).
Order CARYOPHYLLALES
Family CARYOPHYLLACEAE
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