Cut-leaved germander  (Teucrium botrys)

Cut-leaved germander does not seem able to survive in the face of competition with tall vegetation (3)(4). Agricultural intensification is a major threat (2), and if conservation management were to end, the species would be at great risk (2). At one site, urban development has started to affect the area (2).

Five out of the six known UK populations occur within Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs), and two sites are managed by local Wildlife Trusts; they therefore receive a degree of protection. Conservation management including 'harrowing' to create bare areas and to break up the soil; scrub clearance and turf cutting has been carried out, and the species has responded well (2).