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Scientific Name
Agave palmeri
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Agave palmeri Engelm.
Park
Chiricahua National Monument (CHIR)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Century plant, Palmer agave
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
KingdomPlantae
SubkingdomViridiplantae
Infrakingdom Streptophyta
Superdivision Embryophyta
DivisionTracheophyta
SubdivisionSpermatophytina
ClassMagnoliopsida
SuperorderLilianae
OrderAsparagales
FamilyAsparagaceae
GenusAgave
SpeciesAgave palmeri
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Data Source: K. Beaupre, 2007
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
Data Source: K. Beaupre, 2007
Abundance
Common
Management Tags
  • Management Priority
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
68
References
6
Vouchers
1
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
Carrie Dennett
Created Date
4/1/2001 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
Kristen Beaupre
Last Modified Date
5/26/2007 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Detail: Management Details: Palmer agave is the late-summer food source of the endangered lesser long-nosed bat. Protection from adverse effects of management actions to this species is a priority for the park. Monitoring plots to study the effects of fire on Palmer agave have been installed., Park Species Data Source: Sonora_o.xls updated by I & M
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