Abies bracteata
– Lower Risk Conservation Dependent
Taxonomy
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Kingdom:
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PLANTAE
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Phylum:
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TRACHEOPHYTA
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Class:
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CONIFEROPSIDA
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Order:
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CONIFERALES
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Family:
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PINACEAE
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Scientific Name:
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Abies bracteata
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Species Authority:
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(D. Don) D. Don ex Poit.
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Common Name/s:
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Assessment Information
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Red List Category & Criteria:
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LR/cd ver 2.3 (1994)
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Year Assessed:
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1998
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Assessor/s:
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Conifer Specialist Group
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History:
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| 1997 | - | Rare (Walter and Gillett 1998) |
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Geographic Range
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Range Description:
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The species is now known to be more widespread in the Santa Lucia Mountains than originally thought.
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Countries:
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Native:
United States (California)
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Habitat and Ecology
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Habitat and Ecology:
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Confined to mountain ridges.
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System:
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Terrestrial
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Threats
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Threats:
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Fire is a threat but the area is generally inaccessible to grazing animals.
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List of Threats:
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| 1.7 | Habitat Loss/Degradation - Fires (ongoing) |
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Bibliography
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Bibliography:
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Farjon, A. et al. 1998. Data collection forms for conifer species completed by the IUCN/SSC Conifer Specialist Group between 1996 and 1998. Farjon, A., Page, C.N. and Schellevis, N. 1993. A preliminary world list of threatened conifer taxa. Biodiversity and Conservation 2: 304-326. Tibor, D. (compiler) 1998. Threatened tree information from the California Native Plant Society (unpublished).
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