Acharagma aguirreanum

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
PLANTAE	TRACHEOPHYTA	MAGNOLIOPSIDA	CARYOPHYLLALES	CACTACEAE

Scientific Name:	Acharagma aguirreanum
Species Authority:	(Glass & R.C.Foster) Glass
Synonym/s:	Escobaria aguirreana (Glass & R.C.Foster) N.P.Taylor
Taxonomic Notes:	Glass (1998) and Anderson (2001) consider the species to be in the genus Acharagma. Accepted as a species in Escobaria by Hunt (1999).

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Critically Endangered   B1ab(v)+2ab(v)   ver 3.1
Year Assessed:	2002
Assessor/s:	Anderson, E.F., Fitz Maurice, W.A. & Fitz Maurice, B.
Reviewer/s:	Stuppy, W. & Taylor, N.P. (Cacti & Succulent Plant Red List Authority)
Justification: This listing is based on the fact that it occurs in a single tiny location (only 1 km²), with less than 1,000 plants in a continuing decline due to illegal collecting.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	Occurs in Sierra de la Paila over a range of 1 km². It is estimated that there are less than 1,000 plants.
Countries:	Native: Mexico (Coahuila)

Population [top]

Population Trend:

Decreasing

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	In semi-desert among calcareous rocks at an altitude of about 1,500 m.
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):

Illegal collecting.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:

Listed on CITES App.II, but the laws governing imports in the countries of destination need to be enforced. This species is in propagation.

Bibliography [top]

Anderson, E.F. 2001. The Cactus Family. Timber Press, Portland. Glass, C. 1998. Identification Guide to Threatened Cacti of México. CANTE. Hunt, D. 1999. CITES Cactaceae Checklist, 2nd ed. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and International Organization for Succulent Plant Study (IOS). IUCN. 2002. 2002 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded on 8 October 2002.