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Quercus engelmannii

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
PLANTAE TRACHEOPHYTA MAGNOLIOPSIDA FAGALES FAGACEAE

Scientific Name: Quercus engelmannii
Species Authority: Greene
Common Name/s:
English – Engelmann Oak

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Vulnerable A1c ver 2.3
Year Published: 1998
Annotations:
Needs updating
Assessor/s: Nixon, K. <i>et al.</i>
Reviewer/s:
Contributor/s:
History:
1997 – Rare (Walter and Gillett 1998)

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description: Only one tree remains on Santa Catalina Island in California.
Countries:
Native:
Mexico (Baja California); United States (California)
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Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology: Sclerophyllous habitat.
Systems: Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s): Extensive declines of the habitat of the species have been observed over the past 50 years. Regeneration of the species is poor and the remaining habitat is under threat from grazing and urban, agricultural and industrial developments.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions: Part of the population on Santa Rosa is protected in the Santa Rosa Plateau Reserve.
Citation: Nixon, K. et al. 1998. Quercus engelmannii. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 22 May 2013.
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