ConservePlants Database

Species (currently accepted name)

Melampyrum sylvaticum L.

Original name of the species in the project

Melampyrum sylvaticum L.

Family

Orobanchaceae

Life form

T - Therophyte

Country (3-letters country ISO codes)

GBR

Region

Scotland

Area of action (km2)

0.01

Protected status of the action area (National)

None

Protected status of the action area (European)

None

Land property (public or private)

Private

Habitat classification

G - Woodland, forest and other wooded land

Priority habitat

No

IUCN Global

NE

IUCN Europe

NE

IUCN National

EN

Name of the project

Conservation genetics and ex-situ conservation of Melampyrum sylvaticum

Geographic typology

National

Countries involved

1

First year of the project

2011

Duration (years)

11

Main Institution

Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE)

Category of main institution

Governmental

Additional Institution - Academic

2

Additional Institution - Governmental

1

Additional Institution - NGOs

0

Additional Institutions - Private

0

Funding typology

National

Funding source (public or private)

Public

Funding institution

Natural Environment Research Council

Co-funding body

Several

% of co-funding

50

Total Amount of funding (Euros)

N/A

Name of the funding programme

No name

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

Ex-situ

Prior knowledge on species biology

No

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

3 - Population size estimation

7 - Genetic studies

8 - Identification of populations under threat

14 - Seed collection and seed bank establishment

Conservation actions

13 - Genetic studies to inform restoration and build ex-situ conservation collection

Type of material

Seeds

No. of transplantants per locality

N/A

Source population(s)

N/A

Monitoring duration

N/A

Monitoring variables

N/A

Seed collection for ex situ storage

Yes

No. of collected seeds

604

Other plant parts collected for ex situ conservation

None

No. of mother plants

64

Ex situ storage conditions

Plants grown and kept in nursery

Climate chamber conditions - temperature

N/A

Climate chamber conditions - humidity (%)

N/A

Ex situ cultivation

Yes

No. of cultivated plants

242

Success criteria defined

Yes

Success criteria used

Germination

Action success

Yes

Action outcome (Natural recruitment observed or not)

N/A

Website link

0

References to outputs

0

Notes

0

Contributor

Aline Finger

Contributor - contact

afinger@rbge.org.uk

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