Ariocarpus trigonus

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
PLANTAE	TRACHEOPHYTA	MAGNOLIOPSIDA	CARYOPHYLLALES	CACTACEAE

Scientific Name:	Ariocarpus trigonus
Species Authority:	K.Schum.

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Least Concern ver 3.1
Year Published:	2009
Annotations:	Needs updating
Assessor/s:	Fitz Maurice, B, Fitz Maurice, W.A.
Reviewer/s:	Taylor, N. & Stuppy, W.
Contributor/s:
Justification: The species qualifies as Least Concern due to its large range, number of known subpopulations, number of plants, and low threat over its entire population.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	Species endemic to Mexico, occurring in the states of Nuevo León and Tamaulipas. The original range of this subspecies extended from north of Monterrey, southward on the east side of the Sierra Madre Oriental to approximately Ciudad Victoria. It is also found commonly in the Valley of Jaumave, west of Ciudad Victoria. However, much of this range has been modified by agricultural development, particularly that area east of the Sierra. The plants occur at numerous localities throughout the Valley of Jaumave.
Countries:	Native: Mexico (Nuevo León, Tamaulipas)
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Population [top]

Population:	It has an estimated population size of more than 100,000 individuals.

Population:

It has an estimated population size of more than 100,000 individuals.

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	Semi desert among outcroppings of calcareous rocks.
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	Illegal collecting and agricultural development

Major Threat(s):

Illegal collecting and agricultural development

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	Even though the species here is listed under Least Concern, is legally protected in Mexico by the national list of species at risk of extinction, NOM-059-SEMARNAT-2001, where it is listed under category “threatened” (A; SEMARNAT 2002).

Conservation Actions:

Even though the species here is listed under Least Concern, is legally protected in Mexico by the national list of species at risk of extinction, NOM-059-SEMARNAT-2001, where it is listed under category “threatened” (A; SEMARNAT 2002).

Citation:	Fitz Maurice, B, Fitz Maurice, W.A. 2009. Ariocarpus trigonus. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 19 June 2013.
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