Linaria pseudolaxiflora

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
PLANTAE	TRACHEOPHYTA	MAGNOLIOPSIDA	SCROPHULARIALES	SCROPHULARIACEAE

Scientific Name:

Linaria pseudolaxiflora

Species Authority:

Lojac.

Common Name/s:

English

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Maltese Toadflax

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Vulnerable D2 ver 3.1
Year Published:	2011
Assessor/s:	Gargano, D. & Montagnani, C.
Reviewer/s:	de Montmollin, B., Bilz, M. & Cuttelod, A.
Justification: Linaria pseudolaxiflora is endemic to the Mediterranean islands Linosa and Malta where it has a restricted area of occupancy of less than 28 km². There is only one location on Linosa with a stable population and no major threats. It seems to have disappeared from various Maltese islands and now only persist on Malta, Gozo, and Comino and is said to be rare to very rare. Potential threats in Malta, are human disturbance and competition with native and alien species. It is therefore listed as Vulnerable D2.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This plant is endemic to the Mediterranean islands Linosa near Sicily and Malta (Euro+Med Plantbase 2006-2010). The total geographic range has been estimated to be 28 km² but only 5 km² belong to Linosa (Commission of the European Communities 2009). There is only one location on Linosa. It was formerly reported from various Maltese islands but seems to now only persist on Malta, Gozo, and Comino (Commission of the European Communities 2009).
Countries:	Native: Italy (Sicilia); Malta
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Range Description:

This plant is endemic to the Mediterranean islands Linosa near Sicily and Malta (Euro+Med Plantbase 2006-2010). The total geographic range has been estimated to be 28 km² but only 5 km² belong to Linosa (Commission of the European Communities 2009). There is only one location on Linosa.

It was formerly reported from various Maltese islands but seems to now only persist on Malta, Gozo, and Comino (Commission of the European Communities 2009).

Countries:

Native:

Italy (Sicilia); Malta

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Population [top]

Population:	In Linosa, this species has been recorded in one locality and the population is currently stable. In Malta the population covers 16 km². L. pseudolaxiflora has declined in the Maltese islands in the last three decades. It is now said to be rare to very rare (Commission of the European Communities 2009).
Population Trend:	Decreasing

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	Linaria pseudolaxiflora is an annual plant that lives on rocky soils, and coastal rocks including cliff-tops, maritime garrigue, limestone slabs in pavings, old walls, abandoned rural buildings and fortifications. It grows in shallow calcareous soils as well as on volcanic rocks as in the island of Linosa (Commission of the European Communities 2009).
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	It seems that there are no threats to the species on Linosa. In Malta, the species is subject to human disturbance and threatened by competition with native and alien species (Commission of the European Communities 2009).

Major Threat(s):

It seems that there are no threats to the species on Linosa. In Malta, the species is subject to human disturbance and threatened by competition with native and alien species (Commission of the European Communities 2009).

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	Linaria pseudolaxiflora is listed on Annex II of the Habitats Directive and under Appendix I of the Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats (Bern Convention). In the Italian Red Data Book it is listed as Lower Risk. In Malta, it is protected at national level.

Conservation Actions:

Linaria pseudolaxiflora is listed on Annex II of the Habitats Directive and under Appendix I of the Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats (Bern Convention).

In the Italian Red Data Book it is listed as Lower Risk. In Malta, it is protected at national level.

Citation:	Gargano, D. & Montagnani, C. 2011. Linaria pseudolaxiflora. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 24 May 2012.
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