ConservePlants Database

Species (currently accepted name)

Molinia caerulea (L.) Moench

Original name of the species in the project

Molinia caerulea (L.) Moench

Family

Poaceae

Life form

H - Hemicryptophyte

Country (3-letters country ISO codes)

LUX

Region

Area of action (km2)

0.0037

Protected status of the action area (National)

Ia - Strict Nature Reserve

Protected status of the action area (European)

Natura 2000

Land property (public or private)

Public

Habitat classification

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

Priority habitat

No

IUCN Global

NE

IUCN Europe

NE

IUCN National

LC

Name of the project

LIFE13 NAT/LU/000068 Conservation and management of species-rich grasslands by local authorities - LIFE grassland Luxembourg

Geographic typology

National

Countries involved

1

First year of the project

2014

Duration (years)

6

Main Institution

SICONA - Biological Station

Category of main institution

Governmental

Additional Institution - Academic

0

Additional Institution - Governmental

2

Additional Institution - NGOs

0

Additional Institutions - Private

0

Funding typology

European Union

Funding source (public or private)

Public

Funding institution

European Union

Co-funding body

several

% of co-funding

50

Total Amount of funding (Euros)

2 529 816

Name of the funding programme

LIFE programme

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

In-situ

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

9 - Designing conservation and management plans

10 - Removal of competing natural vegetation

11 - Removal of competing indigenous species

12 - Removal of competitor invasive species

13 - Fence erection

15 - Divulgation actions (conservation dissemination to the public)

Conservation actions

2 - Population size estimation

3 - Plant introduction (new population) or 4 - Plant reintroduction (translocation) or 5 - Plant reinforcement

6 - Removal of competing natural vegetation

7 - Removal of competing indigenous species

8 - Removal of competitive invasive species

9 - Multispecies management

10

11 - Fence construction

12 - Divulgation actions (conservation dissemination to the public)

Type of material

Juveniles

No. of transplantants per locality

101

Source population(s)

3 or more different populations

Monitoring duration

More than 5 years

Monitoring variables

Survival

Seed collection for ex situ storage

No

No. of collected seeds

N/A

Other plant parts collected for ex situ conservation

None

No. of mother plants

Unknown

Ex situ storage conditions

N/A

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)

Unknown

Website link

https://www.life-grassland.info/en/the-project/

References to outputs

Schneider S. 2019. Magerwiesen, Heiden und Niedermoore – Artenreiche Graslandgebiete im Südwesten und Westen Luxemburgs. In: Schneider S. (Hrsg.): Ein floristischer und vegetationskundlicher Querschnitt durch die Luxemburger Kulturlandschaft: Von den Felsen im Ösling über artenreiche Graslandgesellschaften hin zu ehemaligen Tagebaugebieten im Gutland: 189-277. Tuexenia Beiheft 12.

Schneider S., Helminger T. 2019. Reintroduction of endangered grassland species in Luxembourg. Samara 34: 4.

Notes

2 planting plots, 2018 (50/51) - Total budget of the project dedicated to several plant species.

Contributor

Thomas Frankenberg

Claire Wolff

Sonja Naumann

Fanny Schaul

Marc Olinger

Simone Schneider

Contributor - contact

simone.schneider@sicona.lu

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