One of the objectives of Action C3 – Implementation of pilot projects for the conservation of endemic flora, of the LIFE IP AZORES NATURA project, which aims to conserve several species protected by the Habitats Directive, is the establishment of an ex-situ population of the 𝘈𝘴𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘶𝘮 𝘩𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘴 fern in the Faial Botanic Garden (sub-action C3.1 – Ex-situ conservation). For this purpose, the planting that resulted from spore propagation trials of this species was used.

However, it was concluded that propagation from spores is very time-consuming and has a low success rate. Therefore, the Park Rangers and field workers of the Faial Environment and Climate Change Service collected 22 specimens of 𝘈𝘴𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘶𝘮 𝘩𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘴 from different populations that they delivered to the Faial Botanic Garden of Faial, thus starting the trials of vegetative propagation of this species. During the planting collection, a new population of this fern was also found in the Miragaia area, Cedros.