ConservePlants Database

Species (currently accepted name)

Astragalus nitidiflorus Jiménez & Pau

Original name of the species in the project

Astragalus nitidiflorus Jiménez & Pau

Family

Fabaceae

Life form

N/A

Country (3-letters country ISO codes)

ESP

Region

Area of action (km2)

20.192

Protected status of the action area (National)

VI - Protected area with sustainable use of natural resources

Protected status of the action area (European)

Natura 2000

Land property (public or private)

Both

Habitat classification

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

Priority habitat

No

IUCN Global

EX

IUCN Europe

NE

IUCN National

EN

Name of the project

LIFE11 BIO/ES/000727 Conservation of Astragalus nitidiflorus in its potential habitat in the Murcia Region - CONSERVASTRAGALUS-MU

Geographic typology

National

Countries involved

1

First year of the project

2012

Duration (years)

4

Main Institution

Universidad politécnica de Cartagena

Category of main institution

Governmental

Additional Institution - Academic

0

Additional Institution - Governmental

3

Additional Institution - NGOs

0

Additional Institutions - Private

0

Funding typology

European Union

Funding source (public or private)

Public

Funding institution

European Union

Co-funding body

several

% of co-funding

54.1

Total Amount of funding (Euros)

1 263 033

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

6 - Identify habitat suitability

9 - Designing conservation and management plans

Conservation actions

2 - Population size estimation

3 - Plant introduction (new population)

5 - Plant reinforcement

6 - Removal of competing natural vegetation

8 - Removal of competitive invasive species

10 - Habitat protection

12 - Divulgation actions (conservation dissemination to the public)

Type of material

Seeds

No. of transplantants per locality

4483

Source population(s)

3 or more different populations

Monitoring duration

Up to 3 years

Monitoring variables

Unknown

Seed collection for ex situ storage

Yes

No. of collected seeds

27000

Other plant parts collected for ex situ conservation

Whole plants

No. of mother plants

Unknown

Ex situ storage conditions

Seeds stored in climate chambers

Climate chamber conditions - temperature

4°C

Climate chamber conditions - humidity (%)

4

Ex situ cultivation

Yes

No. of cultivated plants

Unknown

Success criteria defined

No

Success criteria used

N/A

Action success

No

Action outcome (Natural recruitment observed or not)

No

Website link

https://proyectoseuropeos.cartagena.es/detalle_proyectos.asp?id=7

References to outputs

0

Notes

Spanish endemic.

Contributor

Miguel Serrano

Pablo Rodeiro

Contributor - contact

miguel.serrano@usc.es

pablo.rodeiro@rai.usc.es

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