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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
Gymnocactus aguirreanus Glass & R.A.Foster
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 Published: 2002
Annotations:
Needs updating
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)
Contributor/s:
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)
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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.
Citation: Anderson, E.F., Fitz Maurice, W.A. & Fitz Maurice, B. 2002. Acharagma aguirreanum. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 23 May 2013.
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