Historic Bok Sanctuary (formerly Bok Tower Gardens) has researched methods for propagating clasping warea. They have learned that direct seeding in the field is more effective than propagating under greenhouse conditions. When planted out, the greenhouse-grown plants died before flowering due to the destructive action of leaf minors, fungus, and unknown causes (USFWS 1999).

In Spring of 2017, Bok Tower Gardens conducted augmentation projects at Mount Lake Estates and Lake Louisa Estate Park. A total number of 418 Warea amplexifolia plants (along with various native species) were introduced at Mount Lake Estates with a survival number of 15 Warea amplexifolia plants culminating in a 3.6% survival. A total number of 441 Warea amplexifolia plants were introduced at Lake Louisa Estate Park with a survival number of 149 Warea amplexifolia plants culminating in a 33.8% survival. The current hypotheses for the variance between the two sites is that it was a bad Warea year due to drought and Warea amplexifolia establishes better under an existing canopy with existing ground cover. Mount Lake Estates was left in a barren condition in 2016 versus Lake Louisa Estate Park which benefited from an existing overstory and ground cover. (Gonsiska et al. 2018). Historic Bok Sanctuary (formerly Bok Tower Gardens) has researched methods for propagating clasping warea. They have learned that direct seeding in the field is more effective than propagating under greenhouse conditions. When planted out, the greenhouse-grown plants died before flowering due to the destructive action of leaf minors, fungus, and unknown causes (USFWS 1999).

In Spring of 2017, Bok Tower Gardens conducted augmentation projects at Mount Lake Estates and Lake Louisa Estate Park. A total number of 418 Warea amplexifolia plants (along with various native species) were introduced at Mount Lake Estates with a survival number of 15 Warea amplexifolia plants culminating in a 3.6% survival. A total number of 441 Warea amplexifolia plants were introduced at Lake Louisa Estate Park with a survival number of 149 Warea amplexifolia plants culminating in a 33.8% survival. The current hypotheses for the variance between the two sites is that it was a bad Warea year due to drought and Warea amplexifolia establishes better under an existing canopy with existing ground cover. Mount Lake Estates was left in a barren condition in 2016 versus Lake Louisa Estate Park which benefited from an existing overstory and ground cover. (Gonsiska et al. 2018)

In 2016, Bok Tower Gardens conducted a habitat restoration project in Mount Lake Estates which was overgrown with invasive species, various species of oak, and minimal ground cover.  Parts of the site were cleared and burned leaving a barren terrain. (Gonsiska et al. 2018)

There are few known occurrences and very little habitat remaining. The Florida Natural Areas Inventory's database contains 20 occurrence records, from Lake, Polk, Osceola, and Orange counties, Florida. Existing populations are threatened by development pressures for citrus and housing and by fire suppression.

Loss of habitat to development and mining. Exclusion of Fire.

There have been more than 20 sites discovered, but several have recently been destroyed and most are threatened by development and lack of fire (FNAI 2000).

Historic Bok Sanctuary (formerly Bok Tower Gardens) has researched methods for propagating clasping warea. They have learned that direct seeding in the field is more effective than propagating under greenhouse conditions. When planted out, the greenhouse-grown plants died before flowering due to the destructive action of leaf minors, fungus, and unknown causes (USFWS 1999).

The Nature Conservancy, Lake Wales Ridge Office, currently manages, including prescribed burns, lands that include sites for Warea amplexifolia. At Lake Griffin State Recreation Area, exotic pest plants, as well as oaks are treated for removal to open up the sand areas. At the Mountain Lake site near Bok Tower Gardens, the residents have formed a conservation committee that may provide an opportunity to establish a cooperative agreement for management of the remnant high pine habitat on private property (USFWS 1999).

Field experiments to determine the influence of wiregrass on the fire ecology of W. amplexifolia. Protect privately owned sandhills by purchase or conservation easement. Manage sites with fire and monitor its effects on clasping warea. Eradicate exotic pest species. Establish new populations in conservation areas. (USFWS 1999).

Conserve germplasm. Maintain national collection. (USFWS. 1999)