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Harrisia aboriginum
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Harrisia aboriginum is a species of columnar cactus endemic to peninsular Florida, on the Gulf Coast of the counties of Lee, Sarasota County, and Charlotte. Only 12 occurrences are known, and the species is threatened by horticultural collection, shading from fire suppression, competition from invasive flora, and most of all habitat destruction. It is a federally listed endangered species of the United States.
- Family
- Cactaceae
Ecology
How it lives
- Propagated by
- Seed
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- Name
- Harrisia aboriginum
- Slug
- harrisia-aboriginum
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Family
- Cactaceae
- Genus
- Harrisia
- Species
- aboriginum
- Wikidata QID
- Q1586217
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 43
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