For decades, a rare tree cactus has grown on Florida’s Key Largo, hidden from view by a tangle of mangrove trees. It was first discovered in 1992 and has been monitored on and off since then.

The Key Largo Tree Cactus is now the first U.S. species to become extinct due to rising sea levels, according to a study done by the Botanical Research Institute of Texas.. A look at the world ...

A rare tree cactus that grew for decades hidden by a tangle of mangrove trees on Florida's Key Largo has lost its battle with rising sea levels and other pressures.. It's now considered locally ...

The cactus (Pilosocereus millspaughii) was discovered in 1992, and the Florida Keys population has never been huge, around 150 stems. By 2021, only 6 stems remained. The same cactus is still ...

But by 2015, researchers noticed the cactus dying at an alarming rate, a consequence of a one-off animal attack, but also its location on the low-lying Florida Keys, most of which is just 5 feet ...

The Key Largo tree cactus, located in the Florida Keys, has become the first U.S. species to become extinct due to sea level rise, scientists say. Trudy Ferrarao.

Although the cactus still grows on a few scattered islands in the Caribbean, it was restricted to a single population in North America, a thriving stand of 150 plants discovered in the Florida ...

East of the Mississippi River, Florida has the highest cactus diversity in the U.S., though all but one are registered as threatened or endangered by the state.

But by 2015, researchers noticed the cactus dying at an alarming rate, a consequence of a one-off animal attack, but also its location on the low-lying Florida Keys, most of which is just 5 feet ...