Shaggy Mouse-ear-hawkweed (Pilosella peleteriana)
Key Details
| Taxonomic Groups: | Vascular plant > flowering plant > Herbaceous plant |
| Red List Status: | Near Threatened (Not Relevant) [NT(nr)] |
| D5 Status: | Included in the baseline Red List Index for England (Wilkins, Wilson & Brown, 2022) |
| Section 41 Status: | (not listed) |
| Taxa Included Synonym: | (none) |
| UKSI Recommended Name: | Pilosella peleteriana |
| UKSI Recommended Authority: | (Mérat) F.W.Schultz & Sch.Bip. |
| 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: | Although originally regarded as VU in GB, the species was assessed as LC in GB (Stroh et al. 2014). This was supported by Atlas 2020, which notes the distribution as being stable. Currently known from around 25 sites, the species is now better recorded in Dorset and Staffordshire and it has now been rediscovered in Derbyshire, as well as a second new population in the Isle of Wight. The threat status of the three subspecies (or varieties) is yet to be determined as their taxonomic status is uncertain. |
| Question 2: | Does recovery/ conservation depend on species-specific actions? |
| Response: | No |
| Justification: | The species currently appears to be doing well without the need for species-specific actions. |
| 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: | No |
| Justification: | This species would not benefit from untargeted management |
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.