ConservePlants Database

Species (currently accepted name)

Rhynchospora alba (L.) Vahl

Original name of the species in the project

Rhynchospora alba (L.) Vahl

Family

Cyperaceae

Life form

H - Hemicryptophyte

Country (3-letters country ISO codes)

DEU

Region

Area of action (km2)

N/A

Protected status of the action area (National)

None

Protected status of the action area (European)

None

Land property (public or private)

N/A

Habitat classification

D - Mires, bogs and fens

Priority habitat

Yes

IUCN Global

LC

IUCN Europe

NE

IUCN National

EN

Name of the project

Wildpflanzenschutz in Deutschland (WIPs-De)

Geographic typology

National

Countries involved

1

First year of the project

2014

Duration (years)

11

Main Institution

Botanischer Garten und Botanisches Museum Berlin

Category of main institution

Academic

Additional Institution - Academic

4

Additional Institution - Governmental

0

Additional Institution - NGOs

0

Additional Institutions - Private

0

Funding typology

National

Funding source (public or private)

Public

Funding institution

Bundesamt für Naturschutz

Co-funding body

N/A

% of co-funding

72

Total Amount of funding (Euros)

9 000 000

Name of the funding programme

Bundesprogramm Biologische Vielfalt

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

6 - Identify habitat suitability

8 - Identification of populations under threat

9 - Designing conservation and management plans

14 - Seed collection and seed bank establishment

Conservation actions

2 - Population size estimation

4 - Plant reintroduction (translocation)

12 - Divulgation actions (conservation dissemination to the public)

Type of material

Juveniles

No. of transplantants per locality

875

Source population(s)

1 different population

Monitoring duration

More than 5 years

Monitoring variables

Survival

Flowering

Recruited individuals

Seed collection for ex situ storage

Yes

No. of collected seeds

Unknown

Other plant parts collected for ex situ conservation

None

No. of mother plants

Unknown

Ex situ storage conditions

Seeds stored in climate chambers

Climate chamber conditions - temperature

-24°C

Climate chamber conditions - humidity (%)

Very dry (silica gel)

Ex situ cultivation

No

No. of cultivated plants

N/A

Success criteria defined

Yes

Success criteria used

Survival

Flowering

Recruited individuals

Action success

Perhaps

Action outcome (Natural recruitment observed or not)

Yes

Website link

www.wildpflanzenschutz.de

References to outputs

0

Notes

Action perhaps a success.

Contributor

Elke Zippel

Contributor - contact

e.zippel@bo.berlin

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