Pilosocereus robinii - Wikipedia
Pilosocereus robinii is a species of cactus known by the common name Key tree-cactus. [2] It is native to the Florida Keys in the United States. [3] It also occurs in Western Cuba and the Northern Bahamas. It has been erroneously reported …
Key Largo tree cactus becomes 1st-ever US species to become …
Jul 16, 2024 · A type of tropical cactus native to the Florida Keys has become the first species in U.S. history to become extinct due to rising sea levels, researchers said.
Climate change effects blamed for local extinction, a US first - USA TODAY
Jul 10, 2024 · Researchers in Florida say a rare cactus has become the nation's first local extinction due to sea level rise. A rare tree cactus that grew for decades hidden by a tangle of mangrove trees on...
Rising seas wiped out an entire US species for the first time ...
Jul 14, 2024 · The combined effects of sea level rise, rising tides and intense storms drove the wild Key Largo tree cactus population to extinction in its only known US location in the Florida Keys,...
First local extinction in the U.S. due to sea level rise
Jul 9, 2024 · Potted cacti are grown at a facility in Coral Gables, Florida, and seeds from both wild and cultivated plants are carefully banked for long-term conservation. Researchers study and rescue the remnants of a dwindling stock. The Key Largo tree cactus grew on a low limestone outcrop surrounded by mangroves near the shore.
Florida Keys Cacti - Barbed-Wire and Florida Semaphore Cactus
In this week’s edition of Nature’s Corner, we will introduce you to two native Florida Keys cacti: the barbed-wire cactus and the Florida semaphore cactus. The barbed-wire cactus grows in several habitat types and arches as it gets bigger.
Florida species becomes first local extinction in the U.S. due ... - WFLA
Jul 17, 2024 · A type of tropical cactus that is only native to the Florida Keys has gone extinct due to climate change, research released earlier this month shows.
Key Tree Cactus / Center For Plant Conservation
Known from the Florida Keys and Cuba and rare throughout its range, with only 7 occurrences believed extant in the United States. Since the mid-1990s, significant declines have been observed at the Florida Keys sites.
In a first, sea rise kills off a Florida Keys cactus species ... - WFIT
Jul 11, 2024 · A newly published paper suggests the incredibly rare Key Largo tree cactus species is locally extinct. Researchers believe sea level rise was the main culprit.
As Seen on CPC’s Rare Plant Academy: Florida’s Key Tree Cacti
In this Rare Plant Academy video recorded at the 2022 CPC National Meeting, Jennifer Possley presents the efforts of Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden (FTBG) to conserve the Key tree cacti of the Florida keys.
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