ConservePlants Database

Species (currently accepted name)

Dracocephalum austriacum L.

Original name of the species in the project

Dracocephalum austriacum L.

Family

Lamiaceae

Life form

Ch - Chamaephyte

H - Hemicryptophyte

Country (3-letters country ISO codes)

AUT

Region

Area of action (km2)

5

Protected status of the action area (National)

Ia - Strict Nature Reserve

Protected status of the action area (European)

Natura 2000

Land property (public or private)

Private

Habitat classification

E - Grasslands and lands dominated by forbs, mosses or lichens

Priority habitat

Yes

IUCN Global

NE

IUCN Europe

DD

IUCN National

EN

Name of the project

LIFE04 NAT/AT/000002 Pannonic Steppes and Dry Grasslands - Steppen

Geographic typology

International

Countries involved

3

First year of the project

2004

Duration (years)

5

Main Institution

Land Niederösterreich

Category of main institution

Governmental

Additional Institution - Academic

1

Additional Institution - Governmental

1

Additional Institution - NGOs

2

Additional Institutions - Private

1

Funding typology

European Union

Funding source (public or private)

Public

Funding institution

European Union

Co-funding body

several

% of co-funding

40

Total Amount of funding (Euros)

1 459 000

Name of the funding programme

LIFE programme

Type of the action (In-situ or ex-situ)

Both

Prior knowledge on species biology

Yes

Preliminary conservation action(s) implemented by the same project or some other researchers

2 - Determining species distribution

3 - Population size estimation

4 - Demography studies

5 - Species biology and ecological studies

6 - Identify habitat suitability

7 - Genetic studies

8 - Identification of populations under threat

9 - Designing conservation and management plans

10 - Removal of competing natural vegetation

11 - Removal of competing indigenous species

14 - Seed collection and seed bank establishment

Conservation actions

2 - Population size estimation

4 - Plant reintroduction (translocation)

6 - Removal of competing natural vegetation

7 - Removal of competing indigenous species

8 - Removal of competitive invasive species

Type of material

Seeds

No. of transplantants per locality

Unknown

Source population(s)

The same population

Monitoring duration

Up to 3 years

Monitoring variables

Survival

Flowering

Fruiting

Recruited individuals

Seed collection for ex situ storage

Yes

No. of collected seeds

85

Other plant parts collected for ex situ conservation

Cuttings

No. of mother plants

<50

Ex situ storage conditions

Seeds stored in climate chambers

Climate chamber conditions - temperature

-5°C/- 10°C

Climate chamber conditions - humidity (%)

8

Ex situ cultivation

Yes

No. of cultivated plants

<50

Success criteria defined

Yes

Success criteria used

Number of recruits

Action success

No

Action outcome (Natural recruitment observed or not)

No

Website link

https://www.bmlrt.gv.at/wasser/wasser-eu-international/life-natur/life-projekte_abgeschl/pannonische-steppen.html

References to outputs

Kiehn M., Knickmann B., Maier R., Tod F., Schumacher F., Grünweis, F. 2012. Bedeutung und Bewertung von ex-situ und in-situ Maßnahmen zur Wiederansiedlung von Artemisia pancicii und Dracocephalum austriacum. Berichte des naturwissenschaftlich-medizinischen Vereins in Innsbruck Supplementum, Suppl. 20, 104-104.

Knickmann B., Kiehn M., Schumacher, F. 2012. Conservation of Dracocephalum austriacum; experiences and challenges. Berichte des naturwissenschaftlich-medizinischen Vereins in Innsbruck Supplementum, Suppl. 20, 76-76.

Wiesbauer H. 2009. Vielfalt im Ödland: Schutz und Pflege pannonischer Steppen- und Trockenrasen im Rahmen eines Life-Natur-Projektes. Herausgeber: Amt der NÖ Landesregierung, Abt. Naturschutz

Notes

Total budget of the project dedicated to several plant species and several measures.

No germination of "artificial" seeding out of Dracocephalum observed. Habitat measurements important though!

Contributor

Barbara Knickmann

Contributor - contact

barbara.knickmann@univie.ac.at

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