The descriptive text, below the map, is from the Cornish Red Data Book (2009). The map on this web page depicts the organisms distribution and shows the records made pre-2000 and those made since.
Range & Status
(syn. B. pyriferum Crundw. & H.Whitehouse). Collected in the Isles of Scilly by the late
R.A. Finch in 2005 and identified by C.D. Preston (Preston & Finch, 2006). This remains the only British locality for a species that is likely to be an accidental introduction. It is otherwise known in Europe by a few records from S. Portugal, S. Spain and the Canary Islands, with a wider range in N. Africa (Libya, Sudan) and N. and S. America.
Regional Distribution
Known only from two small fields on St. Agnes.
Habitat & Ecology
Found only on acidic, sandy soil in traditionally managed flower fields.
Threats
Abandonment of the flower fields or changes to the traditional style of management (see Preston & Finch, 2006) may pose threats.
Conservation
None.
I.J. Bennallick, S. Board, C.N. French, P.A. Gainey, C. Neil, R. Parslow, A. Spalding and P.E. Tompsett. eds. 2009. Red Data Book for Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. 2nd Edition.Croceago Press.
The Cornish Red Data Book Project was led by the Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Federation for Biological Recorders (CISFBR). The full text and species accounts (minus the maps) are available on the CISFBR website.