Chevreulia lycopodioides

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:

Chevreulia lycopodioides

Species Authority:

(d'Urv.) DC.

Common Name/s:

English

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Clubmoss Cudweed

Synonym/s:

Gnaphalium lycopodioides d'Urv.

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:

Lewis, R.

Justification:
Widespread across the Falkland Islands and common wherever suitable habitat exists and is tolerant of some disturbance, hence is listed as Least Concern.

History:

2003

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Least Concern

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	Endemic to the Falkland Islands. Chevreulia lycopodioides is widespread and common wherever suitable habitat exists. It is frequent across the islands, recorded from 104 ten km UTM grid squares.
Countries:	Native: Falkland Islands (Malvinas)
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Population [top]

Population:	Widespread and frequent across the islands
Population Trend:	Stable

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	Predominantly found within dwarf shrub heath, semi-improved grassland and acid grassland but also recorded within Fachine scrub. C. lycopodioides appears able to cope with a degree of disturbance, with healthy plants having been recorded on off-road vehicle tracks. Found across an altitudinal range of 0-320 m.
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	There are no known threats to this species.

Major Threat(s):

There are no known threats to this species.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	Ex situ Conservation: The species occurs in protected areas and DNA samples are banked and stored at the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. In situ Conservation: The species occurs in protected areas.

Conservation Actions:

Ex situ Conservation:
The species occurs in protected areas and DNA samples are banked and stored at the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew.

In situ Conservation:
The species occurs in protected areas.

Citation:	Upson, R., McAdam, J.H., Broughton, D.A. & Clubbe, C.P. 2012. Chevreulia lycopodioides. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 19 May 2013.
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