ConservePlants Database

Species (currently accepted name)

Damasonium alisma Mill.

Original name of the species in the project

Damasonium alisma

Family

Alismataceae

Life form

T - Therophyte

Country (3-letters country ISO codes)

GBR

Region

Area of action (km2)

N/A

Protected status of the action area (National)

V - Protected Landscape/Seascape

Protected status of the action area (European)

AONB - Area of outstanding natural beauty

Land property (public or private)

Public

Habitat classification

C - Inland surface waters

Priority habitat

Yes

IUCN Global

VU

IUCN Europe

NT

IUCN National

CR

Name of the project

People, Ponds and Water

Geographic typology

National

Countries involved

1

First year of the project

2013

Duration (years)

N/A

Main Institution

Freshwater Habitats Trust

Category of main institution

NGO

Additional Institution - Academic

0

Additional Institution - Governmental

1

Additional Institution - NGOs

2

Additional Institutions - Private

0

Funding typology

National

Funding source (public or private)

Public

Funding institution

National Lottery

Co-funding body

N/A

% of co-funding

N/A

Total Amount of funding (Euros)

N/A

Name of the funding programme

Heritage Lottery Fund

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

5 - Species biology and ecological studies

6 - Identify habitat suitability

8 - Identification of populations under threat

9 - Designing conservation and management plans

10 - Removal of competing natural vegetation

14 - Seed collection and seed bank establishment

16 - Expert opinion

Conservation actions

4 - Plant reintroduction (translocation)

6 - Removal of competing natural vegetation

11 - Fence construction

Type of material

Seeds

No. of transplantants per locality

Unknown

Source population(s)

Unknown

Monitoring duration

More than 5 years

Monitoring variables

Population size

Seed collection for ex situ storage

N/A

No. of collected seeds

N/A

Other plant parts collected for ex situ conservation

N/A

No. of mother plants

N/A

Ex situ storage conditions

N/A

Climate chamber conditions - temperature

N/A

Climate chamber conditions - humidity (%)

N/A

Ex situ cultivation

N/A

No. of cultivated plants

N/A

Success criteria defined

Unknown

Success criteria used

N/A

Action success

No

Action outcome (Natural recruitment observed or not)

No

Website link

0

References to outputs

0

Notes

Reintroduced to Headley Heath in 2013 using seeds from the Millennium Seed Bank.

Contributor

Becky Falkingham

Contributor - contact

becky.falkingham@nationaltrust.org.uk

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