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Biodiversity 

 

Table 3. The list of endangered and protected plants species found in Riga

Name (in Latin)

Red Data Book of Latvia*

EU Directives**

Protected specie in Latvia***

Allium schoenoprasum L.

3

 

 

Alopecurus arundinaceus Poir.

3

 

 

Anthyllis maritima Schweigg.

3

 

 

Armeria maritima (Mill.) Willd.

1

 

+

Armeria vulgaris Willd.

1

 

 

Atriplex longipes Drejer

2

 

 

Blysmus rufus (Huds.) Link

2

 

+

Carex aquatilis Wahlenb.

1

 

+

Carex otrubae Podp.

2

 

 

Centaurium littorale (Turner) Gilmo

2

 

+

Centaurium pulchellum (Sw.) Druce

2

 

+

Corispermum intermedium Schweigg.

3

 

 

Dactylorhiza baltica (Klinge) N.I.O

4

 

+

Dactylorhiza cruenta (O.F.Mull.) So

4

 

+

Dactylorhiza incarnata (L.) Soo

4

 

+

Dactylorhiza maculate (L.) Soo

4

 

+

Dianthus arenarius L.

 

HD II;IV

+

Epipactis atrorubens (Hoffm. ex Ber

 

 

 

Epipactis palustris (L.) Crantz

 

 

 

Gentiana pneumonanthe L.

2

 

+

Gentianella amarella (L.) Borner

2

 

+

Gladiolus imbricatus L.

3

 

+

Glaux maritime L.

1

 

+

Herminium monorchis (L.) R. Br.

2

 

+

Herminium monorchis (L.) R.Br.

2

 

+

Iris sibirica L.

2

 

+

Jovibarba globifera (L.) J.Parn.

 

 

+

Juncus balticus Willd.

3

 

 

Juncus gerardii Loisel.

2

 

+

Lemna gibba L.

3

 

 

Liparis loeselii (L.) Rich.

3

HD II; IV

+

Listera ovata (L.) R.Br.

 

 

 

Malaxis monophyllos (L.) Sw.

3

 

+

Myosotis sparsiflora Pohl

3

 

 

Platanthera bifolia (L.) Rich.

4

 

+

Pulsatilla patens (L.) Mill.

4

HD II; IV

+

Pulsatilla pratensis (L.) Mill.

4

 

+

Taraxacum suecicum (palustre) G.E.H.

2

 

+

Trifolium dubium Sibth.

3

 

 

Trifolium fragiferum L.

1

 

+

Triglochin maritimum L.

3

 

+

Tripolium vulgare Ness

1

 

+

Zannichellia palustris L.

2

 

+


 

* - the categories of Red Data Book (0 - extinct species;1 - endangered species; 2 - vulnerable species; 3 - rare species; 4 - indeterminate species)

** - HD - EU Directive on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora 92/43/EEC,1992, Annex II, Annex IV.

*** - Protected by Regulation No 396 of the Republic of Latvia Cabinet of Ministers "Regulation on lists of Specially Protected and Limitedly Exploitable Specially Protected Species", 14.11.2001

 

Source: The State Cadastre of nature protected territories, Latvian Environment Agency

  

This page was last updated: 2003.03.31.