CPC National Collection Plant Profile
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CPC National Collection Plant Profile
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Cercocarpus traskiae
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Cercocarpus traskiae is Partially Sponsored |
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custodian for this plant in the CPC National Collection of Endangered
Plants is: |
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| The Catalina Island mountain mahogany is considered to be one of the rarest shrubs in the continental United States. It has been rare as long as its existence has been known. This tree was first discovered in 1897 when there was a single population of forty individuals. Now there are only seven individuals remaining. The loss has been attributed to foraging by feral animals on the island. The Santa Catalina Conservancy has taken measures to protect the few remaining individuals, but there are still threats to their continued survival. This evergreen shrub is a member of the rose family, producing flowers that lack petals from March to May.
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References |
Kartesz, J.T. 1999. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the U.S., Canada, and Greenland. In: Kartesz, J.T.; Meacham, C.A., editors. Synthesis of the North American Flora, Version 1.0. North Carolina Botanical Garden. Chapel Hill, NC. |
James C. Hickman, Editor. 1993 The Jepson manual: Higher plants of California. Berkeley: University of California Press. 1400p. |
CDFG. (2002). California's Plants and Animals, Threatened and Endangered Plants. List and Species Accounts. California Department of Fish and Game, Habitat Conservation Planning Branch. http://www.dfg.ca.gov/hcpb/species/t_e_spp/teplant/teplanta.shtml. Accessed: 2002. |
Blaney, C. 1995. Crossing the Lines to Extinction. BioScience. 45, 11: 744-745. |
Rieseberg, L.H.; Gerber, D. 1995. Hybridization in the Catalina Island Mountain Mahogany (Cercocarpus traskiae)-RAPD Evidence. Conservation Biology. 9, 1: 199-203. |
Rieseberg, L.H.; Zona, S.; Aberbom, L.; Martin, T.D. 1989. Hybridization in the island endemic Catalina mahogany. Conservation Biology. 3, 1: 52-58. |
Thorne, R.F. 1967. A flora of Santa Catalina Island, California. Aliso. 6, 3: 1-77. |
Umemoto, E. 1994. Catalina Island Mountain Mahogany and Alameda Manzanita--Endangered Species at the Garden. University of California Botanical Garden Newsletter. 19, 4 |
USFWS. 1995. Proposed rule to list three plants from the Channel Islands of southern California as endangered. Federal Register. 60, 142: 37987-37993. |
USFWS. 1997. Determination of endangered status for three plants from the Channel Islands of southern California. Federal Register. 62, 153: 42692-42702. |
Little, E.L., Jr. 1979. Checklist of United States trees (native and naturalized): Agriculture Handbook No. 541. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Forest Service. p.375. |
| This profile was updated on 3/4/2010 |