New analysis of the endemic vascular plants of Algeria, their diversity, distribution pattern and conservation status Author Meddour, Rachid Mouloud Mammeri University, Department of Agronomic Sciences, Hasnaoua & SF, United Kingdom; stephenljury 21 @ btinternet. com stephenljury21@btinternet.com Author Sahar, Ouahiba Mouloud Mammeri University, Department of Agronomic Sciences, Hasnaoua & SF, United Kingdom; stephenljury 21 @ btinternet. com stephenljury21@btinternet.com Author Jury, Stephen BP 17 RP, 15000, Tizi Ouzou, Algeria; o. sahar @ yahoo. fr & Grove Road, Leighton Buzzard, LU o.sahar@yahoo.fr text Willdenowia 2023 2023-03-21 53 1 25 43 https://doi.org/10.3372/wi.53.53102 journal article 311290 10.3372/wi.53.53102 42ca2ccc-5e5c-4c07-bf8e-a1ea6f334f36 1868-6397 16415127

Table 3. Classification of 16 evaluated taxa endemic to Algeria according to IUCN threat categories (IUCN 2022). Red List categories: CR: Critically Endangered; EN: Endangered; VU: Vulnerable; DD: Data Deficient; LC: Least Concern. An asterisk (*) indicates plants that are not protected by law in Algeria. Note: 232 other endemic taxa are not evaluated by the IUCN (2022).

Taxa	Red List categories	Red List criteria
Abies numidica Carrière Cupressus dupreziana A. Camus	CR CR	B1ab(i,ii,iii)+2ab(i,ii,iii) C1
Najas marina subsp. arsenariensis (Maire) Triest	CR	B1ab(iii)+2ab(iii)
Pulicaria filaginoides Pomel	CR	B2ab(iii)+2ab(iii)
* Silene auriculifolia Pomel	CR	B1ab(iv,v)+2ab(iv,v)
* Drimia anthericoides (Poir.) Véla & Bélair	EN	B2ab(i,ii,iii)
Rumex algeriensis Barratte & Murb.	EN	B2ab(iii,v); D
Silene sessionis Batt.	EN	D
Allium trichocnemis J. Gay	VU	B1ab(iii)+2ab(iii)
* Silene aristidis Pomel	VU	A3c
* Brassica fruticulosa subsp. numidica (Coss.) Maire	DD
* Brassica fruticulosa subsp. pomeliana Maire ex Greuter	DD
Romulea penzigii Bég.	DD
Romulea vaillanti Quézel	DD
* Dactylorhiza maculata subsp. battandieri (Raynaud) Baumann & Künkele	LC
* Daucus gracilis Steinh.	LC