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The Valencian Plant Micro-reserves network comprises 298 protected sites, and considerable experience has been progressively accumulated during 15 years of continued management. However, an evaluation of its effectiveness as a tool to protect wild rare, endemic or endangered plants has not yet been made. As part of a larger evaluation effort, this paper assesses the effectiveness of the Valencian PMR network to incorporate the most relevant plants species targeted for conservation in the Valencian region. The results show that 77% of endemic, about 50% of rare and 57% of threatened species are represented in the PMR network. However, a comparison of these results is not possible today due to the lack of good analysis of networks of small protected sites focused on plant protection.