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The spontaneous vernal and pre-vernal flora faces a serious threat from massive harvest by tourists and flower-sellers. This has resulted in an inevitable gradual decrease in plant numbers, even endangering the existence of certain populations. The present paper considers 16 pre-vernal species that have been cultivated and now reproduce themselves in private gardens; it is proposed that 36 wild species be introduced into cultivation and even replanted in their original habitats from where they are starting to disappear. An education programme among local people and decision-makers is needed to stop the intensive harvest of certain plants from their natural habitats.
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Marossy, A. (2006). Wild Plant Species Endangered Through Intensive Harvest. In: Gafta, D., Akeroyd, J. (eds) Nature Conservation. Environmental Science and Engineering. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-47229-2_6
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