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Narcissus cavanillesii A. Barra & G L6pez (Amaryllidaceae) is distributed in the Iberian Peninsula and North Africa. The only two plant localities of N. cavanillesii recorded in Portugal will be affected by the construction ofthe Alqueva dam (Alentejo region) and one ofthem will be lost if no conservation action is taken. Therefore, a conservation programme was designed to minimise the extinction risk of N. cavanillesii in Portugal as well as guarantee the survival of its populations. First results regarding this conservation programme are presented.