Senecio vaginatus

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	ASTERALES	COMPOSITAE

Scientific Name:

Senecio vaginatus

Species Authority:

Hook & Arn.

Common Name/s:

English

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Smooth Falkland Daisy

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:

Least Concern ver 3.1

Year Published:

2012

Assessor/s:

Upson, R., McAdam, J.H., Broughton, D.A. & Clubbe, C.P.

Reviewer/s:

Hilton-Taylor, C. & Bilz, M.

Contributor/s:

Justification:
The Smooth Falkland Daisy is widespread and occasional across the archipelago and although subpopulations occur at a lower densities wherever grazing is present, this is not considered a significant threat and the species is assessed as Least Concern.

History:

2003

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Least Concern

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	Endemic to the Falkland Islands, S. vaginatus is widespread and occasional, occurring in 49 ten km UTM grid squares.
Countries:	Native: Falkland Islands (Malvinas)
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Population [top]

Population:	Population data does not exist for many of the records available for this species but extrapolating from those data available it is estimated that the population of S. vaginatus consists of over 3,000 mature individuals.
Population Trend:	Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	S. vaginatus is a biennial and predominantly found within acid grassland and dwarf shrub heath but also grows within Blechnum penna-marina fern beds, inland rock, maritime cliff and slope and Tussac. Found across an altitudinal range of 0-362 m.
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	Subpopulations of S. vaginatus occur at lower densities wherever grazing is present.

Major Threat(s):

Subpopulations of S. vaginatus occur at lower densities wherever grazing is present.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	Ex situ Conservation: Seed from this species is stored in Kew's Millennium Seed Bank. DNA samples are banked and stored at the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. In situ Conservation: The species is reported to occur in protected areas.

Conservation Actions:

Ex situ Conservation:
Seed from this species is stored in Kew's Millennium Seed Bank.

DNA samples are banked and stored at the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew.

In situ Conservation:
The species is reported to occur in protected areas.

Citation:	Upson, R., McAdam, J.H., Broughton, D.A. & Clubbe, C.P. 2012. Senecio vaginatus. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 18 May 2013.
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