The wdpar R package provides an interface to data available on Protected Planet
(https://www. protectedplanet. net). It can be used to access the World Database on …

The domestication of wild-growing plants, including cultivation and fertilization protocols, is
able to alleviate the ecological risks posed by the uncontrolled harvesting of range-restricted …

Simple Summary Medicinal-aromatic plants are important sources of valuable products for
human and animal health but also as ornamentals. Since very few studies exist on the …

As the interest in new, natural, sustainable products arises in many fields, wild plants are
reconsidered as providers of traditional or innovative applications. The notion of ecosystem …

Societal Impact Statement Plants play fundamental roles in ecosystems, yet merely 10% of
species have an assessment of their global extinction risk. Through the integration of …

Climate change is predicted to dramatically affect mountain biodiversity and especially
mountain pollination systems due to the mutual dependence between plants and pollinators …

Wild phytogenetic resources are threatened by overexploitation. This pressure on species
and natural ecosystems can be alleviated in part by recruiting and domesticating wild …

Herein, we applied DNA barcoding for the genetic characterization of Sideritis syriaca
subsp. syriaca (Lamiaceae; threatened local Cretan endemic plant) using seven molecular …

Hyperaccumulator plants are able to tolerate extremely high concentrations of
metals/metalloids in the soil in which they grow and to accumulate high concentrations in …

Sideritis clandestina (Bory & Chaub.) Hayek subsp. peloponnesiaca (Boiss. & Heldr.) Baden
(SCP) is endemic to the mountains of the Northern Peloponnese (Greece). This and other …