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Sideritis leucantha Cav.
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The species is endemic to southeastern Spain (from around Granada eastwards to at least Benidorm (Alicante, Almera, Granada, Murcia, Jan(?)) and is found below 1,500 m elevation ((5)30-1,250(1,550 m)) (Rios and Crespo 2001,Castroviejoet al.2010,USDA 2012). The species extent of occurrence is greater than 20,000 km2, however the area of occupancy, based on known records, is estimated as 1,416km2.
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Habitat and Ecology
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- Terrestrial
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Red List Criteria
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Justification
Global, European, EU 27 regional assessment: Least Concern (LC)
The species is endemic to southeastern Spain, where it is found from near sea level up to c.1,500 m. Whilst the species has a restrictedarea of occupancy that is estimated, based on known records, at 1,416km2, some populations are found in protected areas and there is little harvest and use of the species. some lowland populations may have been impacted by habitat conversion, but the species is considered Least Concern.
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Population
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Major Threats
The area where this species is found is intensively urbanised and developed for tourism and agriculture, which is assumed to impact on the species, however the scale of impact is not understood, and the species occurs within protected areas.
The level of harvest from the wild is low as the species is little used.
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Conservation Actions
There are no conservation measures in place or needed, although it occurs within protected areas.
It has not been assessed at the National Level in Spain.
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