Pilosocereus robinii Archives - Center for Plant Conservation

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 […]

Pilosocereus robinii

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

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

Key tree cactus Reintroduction team

Key tree cactus Reintroduction

Do Storm Events Trigger Seedlings?

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