Cambridge Milk-parsley (Selinum carvifolia)
Key Details
| Taxonomic Groups: | Vascular plant > flowering plant > Herbaceous plant |
| Red List Status: | Vulnerable (Not Relevant) [VU(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: | Selinum carvifolia |
| UKSI Recommended Authority: | (L.) L. |
| 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: | Yes |
| Justification: | EN at GB & Eng level |
| Question 2: | Does recovery/ conservation depend on species-specific actions? |
| Response: | Yes |
| Justification: | This sp is right on the edge and, although OK at Chippenham, has declined at other two sites. Such sites are isolated so it cannot be dealt with in a generalist way. |
| 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: | Suitable sites are isolated due to hydrological conditions; landscape work unlikely to address that, even if successful. |
Species Assessment
| Current step on the Species Recovery Curve (SRC): | 2. Biological status assessment exists |
| Recovery potential/expectation: | Low - Relict or natural rarity |
| National Monitoring Resource: | Opportunistic - insufficient |
| Species Comments: | Spp poorly understood |
Key Actions
Key Action 1
Proposed Action: Monitor population size, habitat condition and habitat management at recent locations
Action targets: 3. National Monitoring Plan agreed and implemented
Action type: Targeted monitoring
Duration: Unknown
Scale of Implementation: ≤ 5 sites
High priority sites: Chippenham Fen, Sawston Hall, Snailwell Meadows
Comments: Annual monitoring required for foreseeable
Key Action 2
Proposed Action: Restore habitat at Sawston Hall to suitable condition
Action targets: 6. Recovery solutions trialled
Action type: Habitat management
Duration: 1 year
Scale of Implementation: 1 site
High priority sites: Sawston Hall Fen
Comments:
Key Action 3
Proposed Action: Research ecology of species and construct a conservation strategy
Action targets: 4. Autecology and pressures understood
Action type: Scientific research
Duration: 1 year
Scale of Implementation: ≤ 10 sites
High priority sites:
Comments:
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.