Maltese rock-centaury  (Cheirolophus crassifolius)

Maltese rock-centaury flowers in habitat
Maltese rock-centaury flowers in habitat
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Facts

Also known as:Maltese centaury
Previously known as:Palaeocyanus crassifolius
Kingdom Plantae
Phylum Tracheophyta
Class Magnoliopsida
Order Asterales
Family Compositae
Genus Cheirolophus (1)

Status

Classified as Critically Endangered (CR) on the IUCN Red List (1). Listed on Annexes II and IV of the EC Habitats Directive as a priority species (2).

Description

ARKive is supporting the IUCN Species Survival Commission's Top 50 Plants Campaign. The aim of this campaign is to help save plant species that face a high risk of extinction by raising awareness of the conservation issues and actions needed. The first of the Top 50 series highlights a selection of the most threatened Mediterranean island plants, with a booklet and website providing information.

Top 50 Mediterranean plantsFor further information, please see the IUCN's Top 50 fact file on this species.

Find out more

For information on the IUCN/SSC Mediterranean Islands Plant Specialist Group, please see:
http://data.iucn.org/themes/ssc/sgs/mipsg/index.htm

References

  1. IUCN Red List (December, 2008)
    http://www.iucnredlist.org
  2. EC Habitats Directive (December, 2008)
    http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CELEX:31992L0043:EN:HTML