Date Of Record Entry
Fri, 01/28/2022 - 12:00
Type of wild species covered by the record
Wild species used in its natural habitat
Stage of the value chain covered by the record
Record Source
Scientific publication (e.g., journal articles and book chapters independently peer-reviewed )
The Impact Of Flower Harvesting On Seedling Recruitment In Sea Lavender (Limonium Carolinianum, Plumbaginaceae)
Stable
Is the species endemic HIDE
No
Population Status
Unknown/not recorded
Unknown/not recorded
National Level
Unknown/not recorded
Threats/Pressures impacting the conservation of the species
Population Trend
Unknown/not recorded
Sub-national Level
Unknown/not recorded
Scientific Name
Limonium Carolinianum
Common Name(s)
Sea Lavender
Carolina Sea Lavender
Type of Use
Extractive (i.e., the entire organism or parts of the organism are removed from its environment )
If extractive, for the target species, is this use
Non-Lethal
Details of parts/products taken
Inflorescences of this species are collected and dried for use in floral arrangements and various crafts;
How is the primary use carried out?
Are specific characteristics/traits being targeted?
Unknown/not recorded
Purpose of Use
Income generation from trade at individual or household or community
Largescale commercial exploitation for trade
Additional Details (if available)
Flowers of Limonium carolinianum are harvested for use in
What is the main end use for any living organisms, parts or products taken/extracted?
What is the trend in the level of offtake within the period covered by this record?
Is there a regulatory or customary regime in place to govern this use?
Additional Details (if available)
Presently there are no legal means, or voluntary guidelines in existence for managing the harvest of this pla
Sub region/state
Nova Scotia
Site Description
The individual studies described below were conducted at one or more of the following salt marshes: Kingsport (45°09'N, 64°22'W), Avonport (45°7'N, 64°16'W), Annapolis Royal (44°44'N, 65°32'W), Porter's Point (45°08'N, 64°23'W), and Wolfville (45°05'N, 64°21'W).
Is the site legally/formally protected?
Unknown/not recorded
Local people (e.g., individuals, communities, co-operatives)
National / local private sector
Is the use part of a strategy to generate conservation incentives, to finance conservation, or to improve tolerance/stewardship?
Unknown/not recorded
Is there evidence that the use is affecting the conservation status of the species? HIDE
Yes – use is negatively affecting the status (e.g., population is declining; extraction effort is increasing )
Is there evidence that the use is affecting natural selection?
Unknown/not recorded
Is there evidence that the use is affecting poaching of illegal wildlife trade?
Unknown/not reported
Is there any evidence that this use of the species is having a knock-on effect on the status of non-target species
Unknown/not recorded
Unknown/not recorded
Has a valuation of financial flows from this use at the site/national/international level been recorded
No
Contribution to GDP
Unknown/not recorded
Has the use of the species been recorded as resulting in changes to human health in this record?
Unknown/not recorded
Has the species in use been noted as being of particular disease risk to humans?
Unknown/not recorded
Has the use of the species resulted in changes to animal welfare in this record?
Unknown/not recorded
Are there particular practices which have increased the risk to human or animal health or welfare in the use of this species?
Unknown/not recorded
Does the use of this species increase susceptibility to pathogen spread?
Unknown/not recorded
Unknown/not recorded
Support from Government
Absent
Biological characteristics of target species
Absent
Is this use legal or illegal?
Source Reference(s)
Baltzer, J. L., Hewlin, H. L., Reekie, E. G., Taylor, P. D., & Boates, J. S. (2002). The Impact Of Flower Harvesting On Seedling Recruitment In Sea Lavender (Limonium Carolinianum, Plumbaginaceae). Rhodora, 104(919), 280–295. http://www.jstor.org/stable/23313575
Our results suggest that unregulated harvesting has the potential to dramatically impact recruitment into local population; The lack of a persistent seed bank and the very limited dispersal of Limonium carolinianum means that harvesting has an immediate and dramatic effect upon recruitment into the local population. However, whether this in turn would result in significant population declines or lead to the extinction of local populations is as yet unknown;
Threats/pressures impacting the species at the scale of this record
Who is involved in the use?
Is there any gender/age specificity in the various roles
Unknown/not recorded
How many of these local jobs accure to the following categories?
How many people outside the local area are employed
Is there any evidence of other economic benefits associated with this use beyond direct income and jobs
Unknown/Not recorded
IUCN National Red List Category
IUCN Global Red List Category
Green Status Global Category
No assessment recorded
No assessment has been recorded