ConservePlants Database

Species (currently accepted name)

Ruscus hypophyllum L.

Original name of the species in the project

Ruscus hypophyllum L.

Family

Asparagaceae

Life form

Ch - Chamaephyte

Country (3-letters country ISO codes)

ESP

Region

Area of action (km2)

0.0000812

Protected status of the action area (National)

Natural Park

Protected status of the action area (European)

Natura 2000

Land property (public or private)

Public

Habitat classification

G - Woodland, forest and other wooded land

Priority habitat

Yes

IUCN Global

NE

IUCN Europe

NE

IUCN National

NE

Name of the project

Threatened Valencian Flora Conservation Program

Geographic typology

National

Countries involved

1

First year of the project

2019

Duration (years)

1

Main Institution

Wildlife Service and Natura 2000 Network of Valencian Generalitat

Category of main institution

Governmental

Additional Institution - Academic

0

Additional Institution - Governmental

1

Additional Institution - NGOs

0

Additional Institutions - Private

0

Funding typology

National

Funding source (public or private)

Public

Funding institution

Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development, Climate Emergency and Ecological Transition, Spain

Co-funding body

European Union

% of co-funding

N/A

Total Amount of funding (Euros)

N/A

Name of the funding programme

N/A

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

5 - Species biology and ecological studies

6 - Identify habitat suitability

8 - Identification of populations under threat

Conservation actions

2 - Population size estimation

3 - Plant introduction (new population)

Type of material

Plants

No. of transplantants per locality

<50

Source population(s)

A single source population because it was the closest geographically

Monitoring duration

Up to 5 years

Monitoring variables

Survival

Flowering

Fruiting

Recruited individuals

Seed collection for ex situ storage

No

No. of collected seeds

4411

Other plant parts collected for ex situ conservation

None

No. of mother plants

25

Ex situ storage conditions

Seeds stored in climate chambers

Climate chamber conditions - temperature

4°C

Climate chamber conditions - humidity (%)

5-7% HR (ultradry with silicagel)

Ex situ cultivation

Yes

No. of cultivated plants

<50

Success criteria defined

Yes

Success criteria used

Survival

Reproduction

Recruitment

Established stable population

Downlisting of species to lower threat category (regional

national

Red list scale)

Action success

Yes

Action outcome (Natural recruitment observed or not)

Yes

Website link

0

References to outputs

0

Notes

Date from Wildlife Service and Natura 2000 Network of the Valencian Community.

Contributor

Inmaculada Ferrando

P. Pablo Ferrer Gallego

Contributor - contact

ferrando.inma1@gmail.com

endemica_cief@gva.es

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