Biology:National Plant Collection
A National Plant Collection is a registered and documented collection of a group of cultivated plants in the United Kingdom .[1] National Plant Collections are part of a plant conservation scheme run by Plant Heritage, a registered charity which aims to protect and develop the biological and heritage resource of plants in UK gardens.[2]
Participating individuals or organisations undertake to collect and conserve living material of a particular group of plants, as well as research its history and cultivation.[3][4] Collection holders must be members of Plant Heritage, and agree to stringent requirements for labelling, documentation, and propagation of the collection.[5] They may be individuals, botanic gardens, plant nurseries, local authority parks, or groups of people holding distributed collections.[1]
Some collections are composed of a taxonomic group, such as a single genus or species. Others are defined by a horticultural group, such as cultivars with particular foliage characteristics or plants collected by a certain historical figure.[4] There may be multiple collections covering the same plant group, which reduces the risk of rare plants being lost from extreme climatic events.[3]
As of October 2023, there are over 700 collections comprising a total of over 95,000 plants.[1]
See also
- National Fruit Collection
- Heirloom plant
- Seed library
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "What are the National Collections?". Plant Heritage. https://www.plantheritage.org.uk/national-plant-collections/what-are-the-national-collections/.
- ↑ Charity Commission. Plant Heritage, registered charity no. 1004009. https://apps.charitycommission.gov.uk/Showcharity/RegisterOfCharities/SearchResultHandler.aspx?RegisteredCharityNumber=1004009.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Johnson, Rosamund; Gulliver, Simon (2002). "The National Plant Collection Scheme". Historic Gardens. https://www.buildingconservation.com/articles/nccpg/nccpg.html.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Start a National Plant Collection". Plant Heritage. https://www.plantheritage.org.uk/national-plant-collections/start-a-national-plant-collection/.
- ↑ "Collection Holder's Handbook". Plant Heritage. https://www.plantheritage.org.uk/media/2813/nch-handbook-may-2021_web.pdf.
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