A Vascular Plant Red Data List for Wales - Plantlife

R H E S T R O B L A N H I G I O N F A S G W L A I D D D ATA C O C H A R G Y F E R C Y M R U7.5 Taxa reaching the edge of their rangein WalesMany taxa reach the southern or northern edges of their UK ranges in Wales (Tables 6 & 7).It is becoming increasingly important to identify such species in order to select priorities forconservation and for monitoring the impacts of climate change. Small, edge-of-rangepopulations of species that might be vulnerable to change are particularly important as theyare often genetically distinct.Taxon Wales Taxon WalesRed ListRed ListAlchemilla filicaulis subsp. filicaulis Impatiens noli-tangere ENAlchemilla glabra Juncus triglumis ENAndromeda polifoliaJuniperus communis subsp. nanaArabis petraea EN Lamium confertum CRAsplenium trichomanes subsp. pachyrachis EN Lobelia dortmannaAsplenium virideLuronium natansCarex aquatilis Lychnis viscaria VUCarex atrata EN Melica nutansCarex bigelowii Meum athamanticum VUCarex capillaris VU Mibora minimaCarex magellanica Orthilia secunda ENCarex pauciflora CR Oxyria digynaCentaurium littorale Persicaria vivipara VUCerastium alpinum CR Poa alpina ENCerastium arcticum CR Poa glaucaCircaea alpina EN Polystichum lonchitisCirsium heterophyllum EN Potentilla crantzii ENCoincya monensis subsp. monensis VU Potentilla rupestris CRCrepis paludosa Pseudorchis albida CRCryptogramma crispaRosa mollisDactylorhiza purpurella subsp. cambrensis VU Rubus chamaemorusDiphasiastrum alpinumSalix herbaceaDryas octopetala EN Saussurea alpina ENDryopteris expansa CR Saxifraga cespitosa CRDryopteris oreades Saxifraga nivalis ENDryopteris submontana CR Saxifraga oppositifoliaEmpetrum nigrum subsp. hermaphroditum EN Saxifraga stellarisEpilobium alsinifoliumSedum roseaEpipactis dunensis VU Selaginella selaginoidesEuphrasia ostenfeldii EN Senecio cambrensis CREuphrasia rivularis EN Silene acaulis VUEuphrasia rostkoviana subsp. montana VU Sorbus “Menai Strait form” CREuphrasia rostkoviana subsp. rostkoviana Subularia aquatica ENEuphrasia scotticaThalictrum alpinumFestuca rubra subsp. arctica VU Trollius europaeusFestuca viviparaTuberaria guttataGalium boreale Veronica serpyllifolia CRGalium sternerisubsp. humifusaGeranium sylvaticum* Woodsia alpina CRHelianthemum oelandicum subsp. incanum Woodsia ilvensis CR26Table 6. Taxa that reach the southern edge of their GB distribution in Wales (* reaches anequivalent latitude in England as well).