Lilaeopsis schaffneriana is a rare species of flowering plant in the family Apiaceae known by the common names Schaffner's grasswort[4] and cienega false rush.[5]
- Lilaeopsis schaffneriana subsp. schaffneriana is found in Dominican Republic, Ecuador, and Mexico (in the Federal District and the following states: Chihuahua, Coahuila, Durango, Hidalgo, Jalisco, México, Michoacán, Nuevo León, Oaxaca, Puebla, San Luis Potosí, and Tlaxcala).[6]
- Lilaeopsis schaffneriana subsp. recurva (Huachuca water umbel), is a federally listed endangered species (status G4T2, imperiled) of the United States.[7] It is limited to desert wetlands[clarification needed], including a rare type of desert marsh habitat called a cienega[clarification needed]. There are 8 populations in Arizona and four more south of the border in Mexico.[8]
| Lilaeopsis schaffneriana | |
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| subsp. recurva | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Apiales |
| Family: | Apiaceae |
| Genus: | Lilaeopsis |
| Species: | L. schaffneriana
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| Binomial name | |
| Lilaeopsis schaffneriana | |
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Conservation
editThe species is extremely reliant on water level for its survival.[9]
References
edit- ^ a b c d Under its current treatment as Lilaeopsis schaffneriana, this species was published in Botanical Gazette 24: 48. 1897. "Lilaeopsis schaffneriana". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved January 16, 2012.
- ^ "Name - Lilaeopsis schaffneriana (Schltdl.) J.M.Coult. & Rose synonyms". Tropicos. Saint Louis, Missouri: Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved January 16, 2012.
- ^ Crantzia schaffneriana, the basionym of Lilaeopsis schaffneriana, was first described and published in Linnaea 26: 370. 1854. "Name - !Crantzia schaffneriana Schltdl". Tropicos. Saint Louis, Missouri: Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved January 16, 2012.
- ^ "Profile for Lilaeopsis schaffneriana (Schaffner's grasswort)". PLANTS Database. USDA, NRCS. Retrieved January 16, 2012.
- ^ "Lilaeopsis schaffneriana var. recurva (Cienega False Rush)". NatureServe Explorer: An online encyclopedia of life. Arlington, Virginia: The Nature Conservancy. July 2011. Retrieved January 16, 2012.
- ^ "Lilaeopsis schaffneriana subsp. schaffneriana". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved January 16, 2012.
- ^ "Lilaeopsis schaffneriana var. recurva, Huachuca water umbel". Threatened, Endangered, and Proposed (TEP) Plant Profile. U.S. Forest Service. Retrieved 2019-09-04.
- ^ L. s. var. recurva. Archived 2011-08-28 at the Wayback Machine Center for Plant Conservation.
- ^ Malcom, Jacob W.; Malcom, Anna C.; Radke, William R. (2017-01-06). "Water (or the lack thereof), management, and conservation of an endangered desert wetland obligate, Lilaeopsis schaffneriana var. recurva". doi:10.7287/peerj.preprints.2699v1.
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External links
edit- USFWS. Designation of Critical Habitat for the Huachuca Water Umbel, a Plant. Federal Register July 12, 1999.
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