Romulée de Ligurie

Although no major threats are impacting this species´ population at global scale, it could be locally threatened by habitat closure. Habitat loss due to both urban and infrastructural development, and agricultural practices, including the abandonment of traditional practices, are major threats which have led to the recent loss of several sites on Corsica and the Liguria region of Italy (Gamisans and Jeanmonod 1995). Bulb collection is also a threat to this species, although its extent still remains unknown.

Several sites where the species occurs fall within protected areas (IUCN and UNEP-WCMC 2017). Seeds of this species are conserved in a germplasm bank. In Corsica, the species is protected and assessed as Critically Endangered in the regional Red List of Vascular Flora of Corsica (UICN France et al. 2012) and Endangered in the national Red List of Vascular Flora of France (Delage and Hugot 2015).

More research is required to define and update the current distribution and status, and habitat trends, of this species. The known populations need to be monitored and priority areas identified to know where active interventions are required to prevent or stem habitat closure.