Nanophyton erinaceum (Pall.) Bunge

Sukhorukov, Alexander P., Kushunina, Maria A., Stepanova, Nina Yu., Kalmykova, Olga G., Golovanov, Yaroslav M. & Sennikov, Alexander N., 2024, Taxonomic inventory and distributions of Chenopodiaceae (Amaranthaceae s. l.) in Orenburg Region, Russia, Biodiversity Data Journal 12, pp. e 121541-e 121541 : e121541-

Nanophyton erinaceum (Pall.) Bunge

Nanophyton erinaceum (Pall.) Bunge , Mém. Ac. Sci. Petersb., ser. 7, 4 (11): 51 (1862) ≡ Polycnemum erinaceum Pall. , Ill. Pl.: 58 (1803).

The species was originally described from Orenburg Region.

Native status

Native.

Conservation status

Vulnerable ( VU): A 3 (d), C 1. Currently under protection, category 3 ( Belov 2019).

EOO 28,600 km 2, AOO 76 km 2. The species was protected because of its rarity on the northern margin of the species distribution and because of the vulnerability of its habitats (limestone and other calcareous deposits are actively developed) ( Ryabinina 1995). Its currently known distribution is much more extensive than previously believed ( Belov 2019), but the limited size of its populations and the vulnerability of its habitats to anthropogenic pressure suggest that its protection status is appropriate.

Distribution

Orenburg Region (southern districts): Akbulak, Belyaevka, Dombarovka, Gai, Novoorsk, Orenburg, Sol' - Iletsk, Yasnyi Districts, Orsk Town (Fig. 61 ).

Previous reports: Iljin (1930), Ryabinina (1998), Knjazev (2009).

The species occurs in petrophytic steppes, on chalk and limestone. It has a restricted distribution in the Region.

The species is distributed in Eastern Europe (south-eastern part), Kazakhstan, western China. In Russia, the species occurs only in Orenburg Region.

Figures

Figure 61. Distribution map of Nanophyton erinaceum.