Thymelaeaceae FAMILY Endangered

Daphne sophia

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

1/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Daphne sophia is a shrub growing around 30 - 175cm tall. The plant spreads by suckers to forma small clump[ 74 Title Flora of the USSR. Publication Author Komarov. V. L. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Israel Program for Scientific Translation Year 1968 ISBN - Description An immense (25 or more large volumes) and not yet completed translation of the Russian flora. Full of information on plant uses and habitats but heavy going for casual readers. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine. It is grown as an ornamental, valued especially for its heavily scented floral display[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ]. Daphne sophia is restricted to the Central Russian Upland where it is found at 13 severely fragmented localities The habitat is declining due to logging, forest plantations and quarrying; in addition the whole plant is dug up from the wild to plant in private gardens. The plant is classified as 'Endangered' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2011)[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeEastern Europe - Ukraine, central ands outhern European Russia

HabitatWoods and scrub on chalky slopes[ 74 Title Flora of the USSR. Publication Author Komarov. V. L. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Israel Program for Scientific Translation Year 1968 ISBN - Description An immense (25 or more large volumes) and not yet completed translation of the Russian flora. Full of information on plant uses and habitats but heavy going for casual readers. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. Grows in ecotones between forest and steppe vegetation, the habitats are adjacent to forest fringes on slopes of gorges or river terraces in beech woods[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].