ConservePlants Database

Species (currently accepted name)

Taxus baccata L.

Original name of the species in the project

Taxus baccata L.

Family

Taxaceae

Life form

P - Phanerophyte

Country (3-letters country ISO codes)

POL

Region

Area of action (km2)

2449.94

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

G - Woodland, forest and other wooded land

Priority habitat

Yes

IUCN Global

LC

IUCN Europe

LC

IUCN National

NT

Name of the project

Ochrona ex situ jarzębu brekinii Sorbus torminalis (L.) Crantz oraz cisa pospolitego Taxus baccata L. poprzez zachowanie zasobów genowych wybranych rezerwatów w banku nasion oraz utworzenie archiwum klonów cennych drzew zachowawczych jarzębu brekinii

Geographic typology

National

Countries involved

1

First year of the project

2014

Duration (years)

2

Main Institution

Polish State Forests

Category of main institution

Governmental

Additional Institution - Academic

0

Additional Institution - Governmental

0

Additional Institution - NGOs

0

Additional Institutions - Private

0

Funding typology

National

Funding source (public or private)

Public

Funding institution

Polish State Forests

Co-funding body

National Fund for Environmental Protection and Water Management of Poland

% of co-funding

89

Total Amount of funding (Euros)

147 700

Name of the funding programme

Priority program: Nature conservation – nature and landscape protection

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

1 - None

Conservation actions

2 - Population size estimation

12 - Divulgation actions (conservation dissemination to the public)

Type of material

Juveniles

Mature and already propagating plants

No. of transplantants per locality

Unknown

Source population(s)

3 or more different populations

Monitoring duration

Up to 3 years

Monitoring variables

Survival

Flowering

Fruiting

Seed collection for ex situ storage

Yes

No. of collected seeds

78.3 kg

Other plant parts collected for ex situ conservation

Cuttings

No. of mother plants

11089

Ex situ storage conditions

Seeds stored in climate chambers

Climate chamber conditions - temperature

-10°C

Climate chamber conditions - humidity (%)

07/set

Ex situ cultivation

Yes

No. of cultivated plants

>500

Success criteria defined

Yes

Success criteria used

Survival

Action success

Yes

Action outcome (Natural recruitment observed or not)

No

Website link

https://www.lbg.lasy.gov.pl/zachowanie-ex-situ-cisa-pospolitego-i-jarzebu-brekinii

References to outputs

0

Notes

Total budget for two species: 611,750 PLN (original value in Polish Zloty).

Contributor

Marcin Klisz

Radosław Puchałka

Contributor - contact

m.klisz@ibles.waw.pl

puchalka@umk.pl

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