The National Red List Project

Luxembourg

Official name
Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
ISO alpha-2 code
LU
ISO alpha-3 code
LUX
ISO numeric-3 code
442
Continent
Europe
Subscribe to Luxembourg
Assessment ID
LUMNHN01423
Taxon name
Zannichellia palustris
L.
Uploaded by
National Museum of Natural History Luxembourg
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Zannichellia palustris
L.
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Plants
Flowering Plants
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Zannichellia
Species
palustris
Species authority
L.
Location and scope
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Luxembourg
Country ISO code(s)
LU
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Vulnerable
Abbreviated status
VU
Qualifying criteria (if given)
B2ab(i,iv)
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment details
Year assessed
2025
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Guy Colling|Thierry Helminger|Yves Krippel|Simone Schneider|Laura Daco
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
IUCN (2001) IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria: Version 3.1. IUCN Species Survival Commission. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, U.K. ii + 30pp. plus regional guidelines v. 4.0
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
https://mnhn.public.lu/fr/recherche/publications-scientifiques/ferrantia/ferrantia-93.html
Further information
Endemism (according to assessment)
Endemic to region
Not assigned
Habitat and systems
Ecological system type
Terrestrial
Freshwater
Marine
Habitat
Habitat details as listed in assessment
AQU
Publication
Red List of the Vascular Plants of Luxembourg
Colling G., Helminger T., Krippel Y., Schneider S. & Daco L. 2025. - Red List of the Vascular Plants of Luxembourg. Ferrantia 93, Musée national d’histoire naturelle, Luxembourg, 65 pp.
Assessment ID
LUMNHN01422
Taxon name
Wahlenbergia hederacea
(L.) Reichenb.
Uploaded by
National Museum of Natural History Luxembourg
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Wahlenbergia hederacea
(L.) Reichenb.
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Plants
Flowering Plants
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Wahlenbergia
Species
hederacea
Species authority
(L.) Reichenb.
Location and scope
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Luxembourg
Country ISO code(s)
LU
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Critically Endangered
Abbreviated status
CR
Qualifying criteria (if given)
B2ab(i,iv)+D
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment details
Year assessed
2025
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Guy Colling|Thierry Helminger|Yves Krippel|Simone Schneider|Laura Daco
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
IUCN (2001) IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria: Version 3.1. IUCN Species Survival Commission. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, U.K. ii + 30pp. plus regional guidelines v. 4.0
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
https://mnhn.public.lu/fr/recherche/publications-scientifiques/ferrantia/ferrantia-93.html
Further information
Endemism (according to assessment)
Endemic to region
Not assigned
Habitat and systems
Ecological system type
Terrestrial
Freshwater
Marine
Habitat
Habitat details as listed in assessment
MAR
Publication
Red List of the Vascular Plants of Luxembourg
Colling G., Helminger T., Krippel Y., Schneider S. & Daco L. 2025. - Red List of the Vascular Plants of Luxembourg. Ferrantia 93, Musée national d’histoire naturelle, Luxembourg, 65 pp.
Assessment ID
LUMNHN01421
Taxon name
Vulpia unilateralis
(L.) Stace
Uploaded by
National Museum of Natural History Luxembourg
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Vulpia unilateralis
(L.) Stace
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Plants
Flowering Plants
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Vulpia
Species
unilateralis
Species authority
(L.) Stace
Location and scope
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Luxembourg
Country ISO code(s)
LU
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Not Applicable
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment details
Year assessed
2025
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Guy Colling|Thierry Helminger|Yves Krippel|Simone Schneider|Laura Daco
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
IUCN (2001) IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria: Version 3.1. IUCN Species Survival Commission. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, U.K. ii + 30pp. plus regional guidelines v. 4.0
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
https://mnhn.public.lu/fr/recherche/publications-scientifiques/ferrantia/ferrantia-93.html
Further information
Endemism (according to assessment)
Endemic to region
Not assigned
Habitat and systems
Ecological system type
Terrestrial
Freshwater
Marine
Habitat
Habitat details as listed in assessment
DRY
Publication
Red List of the Vascular Plants of Luxembourg
Colling G., Helminger T., Krippel Y., Schneider S. & Daco L. 2025. - Red List of the Vascular Plants of Luxembourg. Ferrantia 93, Musée national d’histoire naturelle, Luxembourg, 65 pp.
Assessment ID
LUMNHN01420
Taxon name
Vulpia myuros
(L.) C.C. Gmel.
Uploaded by
National Museum of Natural History Luxembourg
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Vulpia myuros
(L.) C.C. Gmel.
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Plants
Flowering Plants
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Vulpia
Species
myuros
Species authority
(L.) C.C. Gmel.
Location and scope
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Luxembourg
Country ISO code(s)
LU
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Least Concern
Abbreviated status
LC
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment details
Year assessed
2025
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Guy Colling|Thierry Helminger|Yves Krippel|Simone Schneider|Laura Daco
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
IUCN (2001) IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria: Version 3.1. IUCN Species Survival Commission. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, U.K. ii + 30pp. plus regional guidelines v. 4.0
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
https://mnhn.public.lu/fr/recherche/publications-scientifiques/ferrantia/ferrantia-93.html
Further information
Endemism (according to assessment)
Endemic to region
Not assigned
Habitat and systems
Ecological system type
Terrestrial
Freshwater
Marine
Habitat
Habitat details as listed in assessment
RUD
Publication
Red List of the Vascular Plants of Luxembourg
Colling G., Helminger T., Krippel Y., Schneider S. & Daco L. 2025. - Red List of the Vascular Plants of Luxembourg. Ferrantia 93, Musée national d’histoire naturelle, Luxembourg, 65 pp.
Assessment ID
LUMNHN01419
Taxon name
Vulpia bromoides
(L.) S.F. Gray
Uploaded by
National Museum of Natural History Luxembourg
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Vulpia bromoides
(L.) S.F. Gray
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Plants
Flowering Plants
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Vulpia
Species
bromoides
Species authority
(L.) S.F. Gray
Location and scope
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Luxembourg
Country ISO code(s)
LU
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Endangered
Abbreviated status
EN
Qualifying criteria (if given)
B2ab(i,iv)
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment details
Year assessed
2025
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Guy Colling|Thierry Helminger|Yves Krippel|Simone Schneider|Laura Daco
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
IUCN (2001) IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria: Version 3.1. IUCN Species Survival Commission. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, U.K. ii + 30pp. plus regional guidelines v. 4.0
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
https://mnhn.public.lu/fr/recherche/publications-scientifiques/ferrantia/ferrantia-93.html
Further information
Endemism (according to assessment)
Endemic to region
Not assigned
Habitat and systems
Ecological system type
Terrestrial
Freshwater
Marine
Habitat
Habitat details as listed in assessment
DRY
Publication
Red List of the Vascular Plants of Luxembourg
Colling G., Helminger T., Krippel Y., Schneider S. & Daco L. 2025. - Red List of the Vascular Plants of Luxembourg. Ferrantia 93, Musée national d’histoire naturelle, Luxembourg, 65 pp.
Assessment ID
LUMNHN01418
Taxon name
Viscum album
L.
Uploaded by
National Museum of Natural History Luxembourg
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Viscum album
L.
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Plants
Flowering Plants
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Viscum
Species
album
Species authority
L.
Location and scope
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Luxembourg
Country ISO code(s)
LU
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Least Concern
Abbreviated status
LC
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment details
Year assessed
2025
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Guy Colling|Thierry Helminger|Yves Krippel|Simone Schneider|Laura Daco
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
IUCN (2001) IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria: Version 3.1. IUCN Species Survival Commission. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, U.K. ii + 30pp. plus regional guidelines v. 4.0
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
https://mnhn.public.lu/fr/recherche/publications-scientifiques/ferrantia/ferrantia-93.html
Further information
Endemism (according to assessment)
Endemic to region
Not assigned
Habitat and systems
Ecological system type
Terrestrial
Freshwater
Marine
Habitat
Habitat details as listed in assessment
FOR
Publication
Red List of the Vascular Plants of Luxembourg
Colling G., Helminger T., Krippel Y., Schneider S. & Daco L. 2025. - Red List of the Vascular Plants of Luxembourg. Ferrantia 93, Musée national d’histoire naturelle, Luxembourg, 65 pp.
Assessment ID
LUMNHN01417
Taxon name
Viola tricolor
L.
Uploaded by
National Museum of Natural History Luxembourg
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Viola tricolor
L.
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Plants
Flowering Plants
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Viola
Species
tricolor
Species authority
L.
Location and scope
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Luxembourg
Country ISO code(s)
LU
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Least Concern
Abbreviated status
LC
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment details
Year assessed
2025
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Guy Colling|Thierry Helminger|Yves Krippel|Simone Schneider|Laura Daco
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
IUCN (2001) IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria: Version 3.1. IUCN Species Survival Commission. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, U.K. ii + 30pp. plus regional guidelines v. 4.0
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
https://mnhn.public.lu/fr/recherche/publications-scientifiques/ferrantia/ferrantia-93.html
Further information
Endemism (according to assessment)
Endemic to region
Not assigned
Habitat and systems
Ecological system type
Terrestrial
Freshwater
Marine
Habitat
Habitat details as listed in assessment
RUD
Publication
Red List of the Vascular Plants of Luxembourg
Colling G., Helminger T., Krippel Y., Schneider S. & Daco L. 2025. - Red List of the Vascular Plants of Luxembourg. Ferrantia 93, Musée national d’histoire naturelle, Luxembourg, 65 pp.
Assessment ID
LUMNHN01416
Taxon name
Viola riviniana
Reichenb.
Uploaded by
National Museum of Natural History Luxembourg
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Viola riviniana
Reichenb.
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Plants
Flowering Plants
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Viola
Species
riviniana
Species authority
Reichenb.
Location and scope
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Luxembourg
Country ISO code(s)
LU
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Least Concern
Abbreviated status
LC
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment details
Year assessed
2025
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Guy Colling|Thierry Helminger|Yves Krippel|Simone Schneider|Laura Daco
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
IUCN (2001) IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria: Version 3.1. IUCN Species Survival Commission. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, U.K. ii + 30pp. plus regional guidelines v. 4.0
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
https://mnhn.public.lu/fr/recherche/publications-scientifiques/ferrantia/ferrantia-93.html
Further information
Endemism (according to assessment)
Endemic to region
Not assigned
Habitat and systems
Ecological system type
Terrestrial
Freshwater
Marine
Habitat
Habitat details as listed in assessment
FOR
Publication
Red List of the Vascular Plants of Luxembourg
Colling G., Helminger T., Krippel Y., Schneider S. & Daco L. 2025. - Red List of the Vascular Plants of Luxembourg. Ferrantia 93, Musée national d’histoire naturelle, Luxembourg, 65 pp.
Assessment ID
LUMNHN01415
Taxon name
Viola reichenbachiana
Jord. ex Boreau
Uploaded by
National Museum of Natural History Luxembourg
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Viola reichenbachiana
Jord. ex Boreau
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Plants
Flowering Plants
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Viola
Species
reichenbachiana
Species authority
Jord. ex Boreau
Location and scope
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Luxembourg
Country ISO code(s)
LU
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Least Concern
Abbreviated status
LC
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment details
Year assessed
2025
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Guy Colling|Thierry Helminger|Yves Krippel|Simone Schneider|Laura Daco
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
IUCN (2001) IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria: Version 3.1. IUCN Species Survival Commission. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, U.K. ii + 30pp. plus regional guidelines v. 4.0
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
https://mnhn.public.lu/fr/recherche/publications-scientifiques/ferrantia/ferrantia-93.html
Further information
Endemism (according to assessment)
Endemic to region
Not assigned
Habitat and systems
Ecological system type
Terrestrial
Freshwater
Marine
Habitat
Habitat details as listed in assessment
FOR
Publication
Red List of the Vascular Plants of Luxembourg
Colling G., Helminger T., Krippel Y., Schneider S. & Daco L. 2025. - Red List of the Vascular Plants of Luxembourg. Ferrantia 93, Musée national d’histoire naturelle, Luxembourg, 65 pp.
Assessment ID
LUMNHN01414
Taxon name
Viola palustris
L.
Uploaded by
National Museum of Natural History Luxembourg
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Viola palustris
L.
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Plants
Flowering Plants
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Viola
Species
palustris
Species authority
L.
Location and scope
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Luxembourg
Country ISO code(s)
LU
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Vulnerable
Abbreviated status
VU
Qualifying criteria (if given)
C2a(i)
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment details
Year assessed
2025
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Guy Colling|Thierry Helminger|Yves Krippel|Simone Schneider|Laura Daco
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
IUCN (2001) IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria: Version 3.1. IUCN Species Survival Commission. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, U.K. ii + 30pp. plus regional guidelines v. 4.0
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
https://mnhn.public.lu/fr/recherche/publications-scientifiques/ferrantia/ferrantia-93.html
Further information
Endemism (according to assessment)
Endemic to region
Not assigned
Habitat and systems
Ecological system type
Terrestrial
Freshwater
Marine
Habitat
Habitat details as listed in assessment
MAR
Publication
Red List of the Vascular Plants of Luxembourg
Colling G., Helminger T., Krippel Y., Schneider S. & Daco L. 2025. - Red List of the Vascular Plants of Luxembourg. Ferrantia 93, Musée national d’histoire naturelle, Luxembourg, 65 pp.