Relic plants - a living heritage
During automn 2009, NordGen has been working with relic plants together with the Danish botanist Bernt Løjtnant. We have examined and collected seeds of relic plants from selected locations in Denmark.
Relic plants are cultural plants that have survived in or around their original environment. One of the caracteristics of these plants is that they don't spread a lot and that have stayed in their original biotope. This makes them more vulnerable to changes at the specific site.
Field of application
The plants were former used as kitchen herbs och medical plants, for tea, colour, ornamental or odorant use. One plant could be used in several ways. Today, relic plants grow in unprotected areas. Several of the plants are rare and threatened when changes are made at the specific site.
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NordGen Plants is the Nordic genetic resource center for cultivated plants. We work with conservation and sustainable use of cultivated plants and their wild relatives. This includes both conserving the seeds, supplying researchers and others with seeds and their data as well as general information work about the value and importance of plant genetic resources.