Cremnophyton lanfrancoi
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Cremnophyton lanfrancoi
I'd like to know if the endemic plant Cremnophyton lanfrancoi is legally protected.
If that is the case then it must be. Maybe I misunderstood you, but C.l is not common in the wild except where replanted. I only ever saw one naturally occuring plant, at Fomm Ir Rih - although undoubtedly it must be present in several other locations.
Incidentally it is extremely easy to propagate by seed, I got some from a public garden in Ghargur a couple of weeks back and they sprouted in less than a week.
RB
Incidentally it is extremely easy to propagate by seed, I got some from a public garden in Ghargur a couple of weeks back and they sprouted in less than a week.
RB
Now I got a bit wiser from 5 years ago, when I was in my inphancy of botany. Yes, definitely, Cremnophyton lanfrancoi is a strictly protected species. You might be however confused, because despite its protection, you can find it planted in some sites in public parks and gardens. As the law is, these 'non-wild" specimens are also protected! 

Precisely, the top 50 endangered plants of the Mediterranean, rather the most rare. Together with Cremnophyton, thera are also the plant species of Palaeocyanus crassifolius (given as Cheirolophus crassifolius) and Helichrysum melitense.
All three have one thing in common (apart endemism, and can be found in Gozo)? What you think it is
All three have one thing in common (apart endemism, and can be found in Gozo)? What you think it is
