Table 2.
Examples of Mediterranean aromatic species listed in the International Union for Conservation of Nature, IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
| Genus/Species | IUCN Red List Category | Geographic Range |
|---|---|---|
| Mentha | ||
| M. cervine | Near Threatened | Algeria; France (mainland); Morocco; Portugal (mainland); Spain (mainland) Possibly Extinct in Italy (mainland) |
| M. gattefossei | Vulnerable | Morocco |
| Origanum | ||
| O. cordifolium | Vulnerable | Cyprus |
| O. dictamnus | Near Threatened | Greece (Kriti) |
| O. ehrenbergii | Vulnerable | Lebanon |
| O. libanoticum | Vulnerable | Lebanon |
| Salvia | ||
| S. granatensis (formerly Rosmarinus tomentosus) | Endangered | Spain (mainland) |
| S. herbanica | Critically Endangered | Spain (Canary Is.) |
| S. peyronii | Critically Endangered | Lebanon |
| S. taraxacifolia | Endangered | Morocco |
| Sideritis | ||
| S. cypria | Vulnerable | Cyprus |
| S. cystosiphon | Critically Endangered | Spain (Canary Is.) |
| S. discolor | Critically Endangered | Spain (Canary Is.) |
| S. gulendamii | Endangered | Turkey |
| S. infernalis | Vulnerable | Spain (Canary Is.) |
| S. javalambrensis | Vulnerable | Spain (mainland) |
| S. marmorea | Critically Endangered | Spain (Canary Is.) |
| S. scardica | Near Threatened | Albania; Bulgaria; Greece (mainland); North Macedonia; Serbia; Turkey (Turkey-in-Europe) |
| S. serrata | Critically Endangered | Spain (mainland) |
| S. reverchonii | Endangered | Spain (mainland) |
| S. veneris | Critically Endangered | Cyprus |
| Thymus | ||
| T. albicans | Vulnerable | Portugal (mainland); Spain (mainland) |
| T. camphoratus | Near Threatened | Portugal (mainland) |
| T. capitellatus | Near Threatened | Portugal (mainland) |
| T. carnosus | Near Threatened | Portugal (mainland); Spain (mainland) |
| T. lotocephalus | Near Threatened | Portugal (mainland) |
| T. saturejoides | Vulnerable | Algeria; Morocco |
The information in the table was compiled from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2022-2. [https://www.iucnredlist.org (accessed on 20 December 2022)].