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Successful off-site conservation (ex situ conservation) of the vulnerable and protected Tulipa undulatifolia

Individuals are carefully transported from the cereal fields of Didima, Argolida to the conservation beds at the grounds of the Institute of Plant Breeding and Phytogenetic Resources where they continue their biological cycle and bear fruit in late spring (new seeds are collected every year)

Rare spectacle with a high dose of uncertainty

Sometimes, tulips grow spontaneously in habitats threatened by human activities such as these clusters of Tulipa gulimyi (vulnerable endemic species of the Peloponnese, protected by the Greek Presidential Decree 67/1981) that appear in the middle of a rural road in the semi-mountainous Laconia during April 2021. Contrary to expectations, these clusters of crimson tulips failed […]

Typical collection of scientific material from Greek endemic populations of Tulipa orphanidea in Arcadia

Typical complete collection of scientific material during springtime sampled from Greek endemic populations of Tulipa orphanidea (endangered and protected by the Greek Presidential Decree 67/1981) in mountainous Arcadia (April 2021) Collected individuals (collection with special permission) placed in situ in square pots for ex situ conservation at the Institute of Plant Breeding and Phytogenetic Resources […]

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