ConservePlants Database

Species (currently accepted name)

Himantoglossum calcaratum (Beck) Schltr. subsp. rumelicum (H.Baumann & R.Lorenz) Niketic & Djordjevic

Original name of the species in the project

Himantoglossum calcaratum (Beck) Schltr. subsp. jankae (Somlyay, Kreutz & Óvári) R.M.Bateman, Molnár & Sramkó

Family

Orchidaceae

Life form

G - Geophyte

Country (3-letters country ISO codes)

SVK

Region

Area of action (km2)

0.03

Protected status of the action area (National)

V - Protected Landscape/Seascape

Protected status of the action area (European)

Natura 2000

Land property (public or private)

Both

Habitat classification

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

Priority habitat

Yes

IUCN Global

NE

IUCN Europe

NE

IUCN National

CR

Name of the project

LIFE17 NAT/SK/000589 Conservation of subpannonic dry grassland habitats and species - LIFE SUB-PANNONIC

Geographic typology

Regional

Countries involved

2

First year of the project

2018

Duration (years)

5.5

Main Institution

BROZ

Category of main institution

NGO

Additional Institution - Academic

0

Additional Institution - Governmental

1

Additional Institution - NGOs

1

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

25

Total Amount of funding (Euros)

3 112 940

Name of the funding programme

LIFE programme

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

10 - Removal of competing natural vegetation

11 - Removal of competing indigenous species

14 - Seed collection and seed bank establishment

15 - Divulgation actions (conservation dissemination to the public)

16 - Expert opinion

Conservation actions

2 - Population size estimation

3 - Plant introduction (new population)

5 - Plant reinforcement

6 - Removal of competing natural vegetation

7 - Removal of competing indigenous species

10 - Habitat protection

11 - Fence construction

12 - Divulgation actions (conservation dissemination to the public)

Type of material

N/A

No. of transplantants per locality

N/A

Source population(s)

N/A

Monitoring duration

5 years

Monitoring variables

Survival

Flowering

Seed collection for ex situ storage

Yes

No. of collected seeds

Several thousands

Other plant parts collected for ex situ conservation

None

No. of mother plants

Several dozen

Ex situ storage conditions

Seeds stored in climate chambers

Climate chamber conditions - temperature

12°C

Climate chamber conditions - humidity (%)

Unknown

Ex situ cultivation

Yes

No. of cultivated plants

<50 so far

Success criteria defined

Yes

Success criteria used

Survival

Flowering

Action success

In progress

Action outcome (Natural recruitment observed or not)

N/A

Website link

https://broz.sk/life-sub-pannonic/

References to outputs

0

Notes

The conservation actions in situ (removal of shrubs and trees) are starting in winter 2020. Plants are cultivated since 2018 - not planted in situ yet.

Contributor

Katarína Mikulová

Contributor - contact

mikulova@broz.sk

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