ConservePlants Database

Species (currently accepted name)

Viscaria vulgaris Bernh.

Original name of the species in the project

Viscaria vulgaris Röhl.

Family

Caryophyllaceae

Life form

H - Hemicryptophyte

Country (3-letters country ISO codes)

GBR

Region

Area of action (km2)

6.08

Protected status of the action area (National)

IV - Habitat/Species Management Area

Protected status of the action area (European)

None

Land property (public or private)

Private

Habitat classification

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

Priority habitat

No

IUCN Global

NE

IUCN Europe

NE

IUCN National

NT

Name of the project

Breidden Hill Quarry Growing Contract

Geographic typology

National

Countries involved

1

First year of the project

2017

Duration (years)

Ongoing

Main Institution

National Botanic Garden of Wales

Category of main institution

NGO

Additional Institution - Academic

0

Additional Institution - Governmental

0

Additional Institution - NGOs

0

Additional Institutions - Private

1

Funding typology

National

Funding source (public or private)

Private

Funding institution

Hanson UK

Co-funding body

0

% of co-funding

0

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

9 - Designing conservation and management plans

16 - Expert opinion

Conservation actions

5 - Plant reinforcement

Type of material

Seeds

No. of transplantants per locality

60

Source population(s)

The same population

Monitoring duration

Ongoing

Monitoring variables

Survival

Seed collection for ex situ storage

Yes

No. of collected seeds

10000

Other plant parts collected for ex situ conservation

None

No. of mother plants

Unknown

Ex situ storage conditions

Seeds stored in climate chambers

Plants kept in garden beds

Climate chamber conditions - temperature

-20°C

Climate chamber conditions - humidity (%)

15

Ex situ cultivation

Yes

No. of cultivated plants

200-499

Success criteria defined

Yes

Success criteria used

Survival

Recruited individuals

Action success

Unknown

Action outcome (Natural recruitment observed or not)

Unknown

Website link

0

References to outputs

0

Notes

Project carried out as ecological mitigation at a quarry site.

Contributor

Will Ritchie

Contributor - contact

will.ritchie@gardenofwales.org.uk

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