Abstract
The large number of Spanish endemic plants and the extent to which they may be endangered are analysed and compared with the equivalent situation in other European countries. The reasons for their threatened status are examined, and the application of different methods of protection is discussed. The protection method used is complementary to the establishment and management of germ-plasm banks and is based on the reintroduction of living material into the areas where the species originally grew. The material for reintroductions is obtained by multiplication of germ-plasm preserved in a seed-bank. This method has been put into practice with several Iberian endangered endemics such as Vella pseudocytisus L., Silene hifacensis Rouy, Hutera rupestris Porta, Antirrhinum charidemi Lange and Artemisia granatensis Boiss. The initial problems faced in the reintroductions and the preliminary results obtained are discussed.
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