CR — Critically Endangered

Minuartie visqueuse

Sabulina viscosa

Conservation status data sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.

26

Countries

01 — Classification

Taxonomy & Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Caryophyllales

Family

Caryophyllaceae

Genus

Sabulina

Minuartie visqueuse belongs to the family Caryophyllaceae, order Caryophyllales, within the Magnoliopsida class.

02 — Description

Species Profile

Species profile data sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.

Minuartie visqueuse faces severe threats from habitat destruction and fragmentation of its specialized coastal environments. The species' extremely limited distribution and small population size make it highly vulnerable to environmental changes and human activities along Mediterranean coastlines.

Key Facts

IUCN StatusCritically Endangered (CR)
GroupPlants
03 — Habitat

Habitat & Distribution

Rocky coastal cliffs, maritime grasslands, and sandy shores along Mediterranean coastlines, typically in areas with calcareous soils and salt spray influence. The species occupies specialized microhabitats in coastal zones where few other plants can survive the harsh maritime conditions.

04 — Threats

Threats

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IUCN Red List: Critically Endangered

Minuartie visqueuse faces severe threats from habitat destruction and fragmentation of its specialized coastal environments. The species' extremely limited distribution and small population size make it highly vulnerable to environmental changes and human activities along Mediterranean coastlines.

Coastal development and urbanization

HighOngoing

Habitat fragmentation

HighOngoing

Tourism pressure and trampling

HighOngoing

Invasive plant species competition

MediumOngoing

Sea level rise and coastal erosion

MediumOngoing
06 — Range

Found in 26 Countries

AlbaniaAustriaAzerbaijanBulgariaCroatiaCzechiaDenmarkFranceGeorgiaGermanyGreeceHungaryItalyMoldovaMontenegroMoroccoNorth MacedoniaPolandRomaniaRussiaSlovakiaSpainSwedenSwitzerlandUkraineUnited Kingdom
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07 — Sources

Sources & Attribution

How to Cite

IUCN: IUCN (2025). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2025-1. Available at: https://www.iucnredlist.org. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2025-1.RLTS

GBIF: GBIF.org (2025). GBIF Home Page. Available at: https://www.gbif.org

This page: SpeciesRadar (2025). Minuartie visqueuse (Sabulina viscosa). SpeciesRadar: Intelligence for Earth's Biodiversity. Available at: https://speciesradar.org/species/minuartie-visqueuse

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