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Cornish Red Data (2009)

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.

Lathyrus japonicus subsp. maritimus - Sea Pea



Range & Status

Native. European Boreo-arctic Montane element; a coastal species also known in E. Asia and N. America.

Regional Distribution

Always extremely rare in Cornwall, it was last recorded in 1999 at Godrevy Cove, on

The Lizard (SW82). In the Isles of Scilly it has also always been very rare with very few

records. In 2007 a few plants were found on a beach on St. Mary' s (SV91); by 2008 they had increased to c. 30 plants.

Habitat & Ecology

A plant of shingle beaches. Its aperiodic presence in Cornwall may be due to the chance successful germination of drift seeds.

Threats

Trampling by tourists would threaten its establishment on many beaches.

Conservation

None.

Source:

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.