Restoration of floodplain meadows remains a challenge, as many degraded sites suffer from seed limitation. 2Department of Landscape Ecology, Institute for Natural Resource Conservation, Kiel University, Kiel, Germany.1Division of Landscape Ecology and Landscape Planning, Department of Landscape Ecology and Resources Management, Justus Liebig University Giessen, Giessen, Germany.Donath 2 Till Kleinebecker 1 Sarah Harvolk-Schöning 1