Early Gentian (Gentianella anglica)
Key Details
| Taxonomic Groups: | Vascular plant > flowering plant > Herbaceous plant |
| Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (Not Relevant) [NE(nr)] |
| D5 Status: | |
| Section 41 Status: | (not listed) |
| Taxa Included Synonym: | Gentianella amarella ssp. anglica |
| UKSI Recommended Name: | Gentianella amarella subsp. anglica |
| UKSI Recommended Authority: | (Pugsley) T.C.G.Rich & McVeigh |
| UKSI Recommended Qualifier: | (none specified) |
| Red List Citation: | in Stroh et al., 2014 |
| Notes on taxonomy/listing: | (none) |
Criteria
| Question 1: | Does species need conservation or recovery in England? |
| Response: | No |
| Justification: | Taxonomic - Gentianella amarella subsp. anglica assessed as VU (GB) |
| Question 2: | Does recovery/ conservation depend on species-specific actions? |
| Response: | Yes |
| Justification: | Like many species of short-grazed downland, this species has declined due to a loss or relaxation of livestock grazing on many sites that has been compounded in some areas due to a decline in rabbit numbers in recent decades. |
| Question 3: | At a landscape scale, would the species benefit from untargeted habitat management to increase habitat mosaics, structural diversity, or particular successional stages? |
| Response: | Yes |
| Justification: | This species is still widespread in some areas and so could benefit from scrub clearance and the reintroduction of grazing to create open ground for this and other species. |
Species Assessment
Not relevant as no Key Actions defined.
Key Actions
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Acknowledgment:
Data used on this website are adapted from Threatened species recovery actions 2025 baseline (JP065): Technical report and spreadsheet user guide (Natural England, 2025). Available here.