Record

Species (currently accepted name)

Luronium natans (L.) Raf.

Original name of the species in the project

Luronium natans (L.) Raf.

Family

Alismataceae

Life form

Hydrophyte

Country (3-letters country ISO codes)

GBR

Region

Area of action (km2)

1

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)

N/A

Habitat classification

C - Inland surface waters

Priority habitat

No

IUCN Global

LC

IUCN Europe

LC

IUCN National

NT

Name of the project

Luronium natans conservation project

Geographic typology

National

Countries involved

1

First year of the project

2017

Duration (years)

Ongoing

Main Institution

FossilPlants

Category of main institution

Private

Additional Institution - Academic

0

Additional Institution - Governmental

1

Additional Institution - NGOs

0

Additional Institutions - Private

0

Funding typology

Regional

Funding source (public or private)

Private

Funding institution

N/A

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

2 - Determining species distribution

3 - Population size estimation

4 - Demography studies

5 - Species biology and ecological studies

6 - Identify habitat suitability

8 - Identification of populations under threat

9 - Designing conservation and management plans

16 - Expert opinion

Conservation actions

2 - Population size estimation

3 - Plant introduction (new population)

6 - Removal of competing natural vegetation

7 - Removal of competing indigenous species

8 - Removal of competitive invasive species

9 - Multispecies management

13 - Production of cultivation protocol

Type of material

Established plants

No. of transplantants per locality

20

Source population(s)

The same population

Monitoring duration

N/A

Monitoring variables

Flowering

Seed collection for ex situ storage

No

No. of collected seeds

N/A

Other plant parts collected for ex situ conservation

Whole plants

No. of mother plants

15

Ex situ storage conditions

Plants kept in garden beds

Climate chamber conditions - temperature

N/A

Climate chamber conditions - humidity (%)

N/A

Ex situ cultivation

Yes

No. of cultivated plants

50-199

Success criteria defined

Yes

Success criteria used

Survival

Action success

Yes

Action outcome (Natural recruitment observed or not)

Yes

Website link

0

References to outputs

0

Notes

http://www.fossilplants.co.uk/floating-water-plantain/

Contributor

Robbie Blackhall-Miles

Contributor - contact

robbie@fossilplants.co.uk

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