{"id":26076,"date":"2019-06-05T09:44:23","date_gmt":"2019-06-05T07:44:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tourduvalat.org\/?p=26076"},"modified":"2019-06-11T10:16:48","modified_gmt":"2019-06-11T08:16:48","slug":"rediscovery-of-callitriche-mathezii-in-morocco","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tourduvalat.org\/en\/projects\/rediscovery-of-callitriche-mathezii-in-morocco\/","title":{"rendered":"REDISCOVERY OF CALLITRICHE MATHEZII<\/i> IN MOROCCO"},"content":{"rendered":"

In early May 2019, the Tour du Valat participated with a team of botanists from the University of Rabat and the Chair of the International Union for Conservation of Nature<\/a> Freshwater Plant Specialist Group in a survey to relocate populations of a wetland-dependent plant endemic to a small region of Morocco. Callitriche mathezii<\/em>, a species named in honour of Jo\u00ebl Mathez, an eminent botanist, formerly of Montpellier University, who died last winter.<\/p>\n

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Callitriche mathezii<\/i> in a seasonal pool near Oulmes<\/span> \u00a9 Richard Lansdown<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

C. mathezii<\/em> is classed globally as EN (Endangered) on the IUCN Red List<\/a> and until this year, had not been seen for more than 30 years.<\/p>\n

Five sites were found supporting C. mathezii<\/em> including some with more than one population, including sites near all those for which there are historic records, on the Central Plateau (Oulm\u00e8s) and Middle-Atlas (Aguelmous, Akziou), as well as a new site at 1900 metres altitude in the Middle Atlas (Jbel Hebri).<\/p>\n

C. mathezii<\/em> occurs in seasonal wetlands, including ponds, streams and cupular pools (tiny shallow pools in rock outcrops which hold water for short periods and dry rapidly in spring). It grows with a range of typical species of seasonal wetlands such as Crassula vaillantii<\/em> in cupular pools and in pools on clay with other Callitriche<\/em> species, C. brutia var. naftolskyi, C. regis-jubae<\/em>, as well as characteristic species of these habitats such as Pilularia minuta<\/em> and Lythrum borysthenicum<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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Callitriche mathezii<\/i> in a cupular pool near Akziuo in Morocco<\/span> \u00a9 Richard Lansdown<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In this part of Morocco, agriculture and stock rearing still follow traditional practices and do not appear to represent a threat to C. mathezii<\/em> or other wetland plants. This is excellent news, particularly in the light of a recent study by the Tour du Valat which showed that more than 30% of species endemic to Mediterranean wetlands are threatened.<\/a><\/p>\n

This work was made possible by a grant from the Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund. It was carried out by Patrick Grillas<\/a> of the Tour du Valat, Richard Lansdown of the IUCN Freshwater Plant Specialist Group and Laila Rhazi & Mohamed El Madihi of the l\u2019Universit\u00e9 Mohamed V in Rabat.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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