Germination behaviour of two endemic plants species in the South of the Iberian Peninsula: Cathissa reverchonii and C. villasina

Abstract The study of germination ecology of threatened flora is crucial to understand the requirements for developing effective conservation and recovery strategies. In this study, we investigated the germination response to temperature and light conditions simulating natural conditions for the Iberian-North African endemic Cathissa reverchonii (Lange) Speta and the narrow endemic C. villasina C.Salazar, Tercero & Mart.-Azorín. The aim of this study was to determine the optimal conditions f