Gador's snapdragon (Gadoria falukei) Case Study
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Continent: Europe
Country: Spain
Grant Amount: $11,500
Awarded Date: August 10, 2019
Jaime Güemes
Botanical Garden of the University of Valencia (Spain)
Quart 80
Valencia
Valencia
46008
Spain
Tel: +34 963156800
Mob: +34 629603387
Let's save Gadoria falukei, a Critically Endangered and very singular plant species recently discovered in southern Europe
Gadoria falukei (Plantaginaceae) is an Angiosperm species critically endangered, recently discovered, endemic from a unique locality of the Sierra de Gádor in Almeria province, Spain. This project aims to perform fieldwork to search for new locations of the specie, conduct a comprehensive census, and know its genetic structure. All to assess its real threat and propose measures to ensure its conservation.
Main goals
1.- To census of known population.
2.- To collect seed for preservation in seed banks (University of Valencia, University of Almería, and Politechnic University of Madrid).
3.- To analyze the genetic diversity of the known population.
4.- To establish common gardens in The Botanical Garden of Valencia, The Botanical Garden of Cabo de Gata, and the experimental centre of Polytechnic University of Madrid.
5.- To look for new populations in appropriated areas of Sierra de Gàdor, with drone and voluntaries of NGO (citizen science).
6.- To reinforce the original population and / or create new populations in appropriate habitats.
7.- To know the reproductive system and detect the existence (or not) of inbreeding depression.
8.- Dissemination of the actions and results of the project in scientific journals, publications, social networks and institutional webs.
Grant documents
- Poster presented at '3rd Mediterranean Plant Conservation Week (3MPCW). ‘Plant conservation strategies: from science to practice’' organised by CIHEAM Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Chania (
- Poster presented at the 'I Congreso Español de Botánica' organized by the Spanish Botanical Society (SEBOT) in the University of Castilla-La Mancha in Toledo from 8th to 10th September 2021.
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MBZF Grant 192520359 - located in Spain, Europe
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