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The past, present and future of Florida’s native cacti

East of the Mississippi River, Florida has the highest cactus diversity in the US. The Atlas of Florida Plants currently recognizes 14 native taxa and all but one species are listed as threatened or endangered by the State of Florida. To date, the biggest threat to Florida’s native cacti is development. However, many of these […]

As Seen on CPC’s Rare Plant Academy: Florida’s Key Tree Cacti (Pilosocereus robinii and Pilosocereus millspaughii): Charismatic Megaflora at the Forefront of Sea Level Rise

Posted on July 5, 2023 (July 6, 2023) by Shannon Fowler

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Florida’s Key Tree Cacti (Pilosocereus robinii and Pilosocereus millspaughii): Charismatic Megaflora at the Forefront of Sea Level Rise

Dense stands of columnar ‘tree cacti’ similar to those in the Greater Antilles were once found in the Florida Keys, but harvesting, habitat loss, damage from mammals, climate change, and sea level rise led to a population crash that landed the cactus on the US endangered species list in 1984. Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden’s conservation […]

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