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Barbarea balcana

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
PLANTAE TRACHEOPHYTA MAGNOLIOPSIDA CAPPARALES CRUCIFERAE

Scientific Name: Barbarea balcana
Species Authority: Pančić
Common Name/s:
English – Balkan Yellow Rocket
Synonym/s:
Barabarea rivularis Pančić (non Leoret nec Martin-Donios)
Barabrea alpicola Murb.
Taxonomic Notes: Barbarea balcana Pančić is a wild relative of the cultivated Barbarea species, B. verna (Mill.) Asch. (land cress), and B. vulgaris R. Br. (winter cress).

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Least Concern ver 3.1
Year Published: 2011
Assessor/s: Uzundzhalieva, K., Economou, G., Stevanović, V. & Kell, S.P.
Reviewer/s: Maxted, N. & Nieto, A.
Contributor/s: Hargreaves , S., Kyratzis, A., Strajeru, S., Cuttelod, A. & Vörösváry, G.
Justification:
European regional assessment: Least Concern (LC)
EU 27 regional assessment: Least Concern (LC)

Barbarea balcana is restricted to high mountain areas of the central Balkans above 1,500 m. In Serbia, one subpopulation is threatened by the planned construction of artificial ski slopes; however, there are no other immediate major threats reported to the rest of the subpopulations across its range. It is therefore assessed as Least Concern. Research is however needed into the species' overall distribution and population trend and germplasm collection and duplicated ex situ storage is required. As this species is restricted to high altitudes, it could be particularly threatened by climate change; therefore, climate change modelling is recommended.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description: This species is recorded by Euro+Med PlantBase (2006) as native to Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Greece, Montenegro, Serbia and Macedonia. However, V. Stevanović (pers. comm. 2010) believes that its presence in Greece is doubtful. It has a scattered distribution in high mountain areas of the central Balkans above 1,500 m. Its distribution is of a mountain insular type characterized by micro-disjunctions. The main range of this species is in Bulgaria.

The following localities have been recorded (Stevanović et al. 2010):
  • Central Bosnia: Mt. Vranica. A single locality which is very distant from the closest ones which are in the bordering mountains between Montenegro and Albania (Mt. Prokletije—Bjesket e Nemuna).
  • Serbia: Kosovo and Metochia province (Mt. Prokletije, Mt. Šarplanina); east Serbia (Mt. Stara Planina).
  • Montenegro: Mt. Prokletije.
  • Albania: Mts Prokletije—Bjesket e Nemuna, Mj Jalica—Maje e Djalices, Mt. Korab.
  • FYR Macedonia: Mts. Šarplanina, Rudoka, Vraca and Korab.
  • Bulgaria: the west and central part of Mt. Stara Planina—Mt. Balkan, Mts. Rila and Pirin; west and central Rhodopes.
  • Greece: Mts. Triklario and Varnous. These records are cited in the literature but specimens have not been seen; therefore, this locality requires confirmation. The localities in Greece are distant from neighbouring ones in FYR Macedonia and Albania.
Countries:
Native:
Albania; Bosnia and Herzegovina; Bulgaria; Macedonia, the former Yugoslav Republic of; Montenegro; Serbia (Kosovo, Serbia, Serbia)
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Population [top]

Population: In Serbia, the subpopulations at Mt. Prokletije and Mt. Šarplanina are stable, but the subpopulation on Mt. Stara Planina is under severe threat due to the planned construction of an artificial ski slope. The overall population trend is thought to be stable.
Population Trend: Stable

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:

This species occurs in wet meadows and peat bogs along mountain rivers, streams, creeks and pond banks above (1,300-)1,500 m up to 2,200 m. It prefers silicious (acid) substrates.

Systems: Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s): In Serbia, one subpopulation on Mt. Stara Planina is under severe threat from planned construction work to create an artificial ski slope. However, there are no other immediate major threats reported to the rest of the subpopulations across its range. As this species is restricted to high altitudes, it could be particularly threatened by climate change.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:

The genus Barbarea is listed in Annex I of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture as part of the brassica complex. No germplasm accessions are reported by EURISCO to be held in European genebanks (EURISCO Catalogue 2010). Germplasm collection and duplicated ex situ storage is a priority for this species.

It occurs in protected areas in Greece, Bulgaria and Serbia (Šarplanina National Park and Stara Planina Nature Park); however, it is not monitored or actively managed. Research is needed on the distribution and population trends of this species and a monitoring programme should be implemented.

In Serbia it is evaluated as Lower Risk LRcd.
Citation: Uzundzhalieva, K., Economou, G., Stevanović, V. & Kell, S.P. 2011. Barbarea balcana. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 20 May 2013.
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