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Anthemis philistea

3.7 Vulnerable

Update Time: Jan. 1, 2011, 7:39 a.m.

Anthemis philistea grows in Pleshet
and in the western Negev. It also appears in the Gaza Strip. The species was
documented at 39 sites, although it is estimated that there are more than 80
sites, from the area of Nes Tsiona and the Palmahim sands in the north to the Hevel
Shalom region in the western Negev.

Anthemis philistea is a typical plant
of sand fields, sandy calcareous limestone and sandy red loam in the southern
Mediterranean region on the coastal plain where annual precipitation ranges between
200 and 500 mm.

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In Israel Anthemis philistea is restricted to only two regions, but its distribution seems to be
stable. Although there are relatively numerous, the future of some of the
populations is uncertain.

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On most of the sites,
A.
philistea
is common and creates dominant local patches.

·        
Anthropogenic development
in the coastal plain and the western Negev threaten the populations at all
sites.

·        
Some of the A. philistea
sites are protected in nature reserves in Pleshet: Palmahim, Humra Ruins, White
Acacia Nature Reserve, Gvar'am Ridge, Nir Am and Carmia.

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The species is endemic
to a small geographical area in Israel, Gaza and northern Sinai and its local
threat status is equivalent to its global one.

Efforts should be made to establish additional declared
nature reserves in sand and sandy calcareous limestone expanses in Pleshet, in
the Rehovot-Givat Brenner, Nes Tsiona and Nitsanim areas and in the western
Negev in the Hevel Shalom sands. 

Anthemis philistea is an endemic
species to southern Lebanon, Israel, the Gaza Strip and the Sinai coast.

Anthemis philistea is an annual plant of
sandy, sandy calcareous sandstone and sandy red loam expanses whose
distribution is restricted to Pleshet and the western Negev sands. It is endemic
to Israel and the sands of northern Sinai. While the local populations are
large, its habitat is threatened by development. Conservation efforts should be
directed to at protecting the habitat. 

 

ייבין זיוה, 1971, אבולוציה וטקסונומיה בסוג קחוון, משפחת המורכבים. האוניברסיטה העברית בירושלים (עבודת דוקטורט).
Eig, A. 1938, Taxonomic studies on the ental species of the genus Anthemis. Palestine J.of Botany, 1,(2),161-225.

name of participantsBased on: "The Red Book of Israeli Plants - Threatened Plants in Israel" by Prof. Avi Shmida, Dr. Gadi Pollack and Dr. Ori Fragman-Sapir

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number of observations 0 0 0
in total pixels 0 0 0

FamilyAsteraceae
ClassificationOn the endangered species list
EcosystemCoastal area
ChorotypeEastern Mediterranean
Conservation SiteCalcareous sandstone hills between Wadi Tiah to Nabi Mer'i lookout near the Gaza Strip border

Rarity
1
1
6
Vulnerability
0
2
4
Attractiveness
0
0
4
Endemism
0
4
4
Red number
1
3.7
10
Peripherality 0
IUCN category DD EW EX LC CR EN VU NT
Threat Definition according to the red book Vulnerable
2 (2) districts
Disjunctiveness: 0
10.0% of protected sites

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