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Scientific Name: Agave shawii Engelm. var. shawii |
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Common Name: Shaw's agave |
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| Family: | Agavaceae | |
| Element Code: | PMAGA010P1 | |
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| CA Rare Plant Rank: | 2B.1 |
| Fed List: | None |
| State List: | None |
| Global Rank: | G2G3T2T3 |
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State Rank: |
S1 |
| Other Status: | IUCN_EN; SB_CalBG/RSABG; SB_SBBG |
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CRPR Changes: changed from 2.1 to 2B.1 on 2013-06-12 |
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| Add Date: | 1974-01-01 |
| Date Edited: | 2022-09-06 |
| Lifeform: perennial leaf | ||||||||||||||
Blooming Period: Sep-May
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Elevation:
3 - 120 meters 10 - 395 feet |
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General Habitats:
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| Microhabitat Details: Maritime succulent scrub | ||||||||||||||
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Microhabitat:
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Notes: Introduced at several locations, including Cabrillo NM. Seriously threatened by habitat loss, habitat disturbance, development, trampling, genetic isolation, low recruitment, and genetic dilution from introduced plants. Previously threatened by horticultural collecting, but less so in recent years and non-native plants. See Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden Occasional Publications 14 (2014) by S.E. Vanderplank for conservation plan. |
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Threats: |
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Taxonomy: |
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| Threat List Total: | 9 | |
| Total EOs | % of EOs | |
| EOs with Threat Listed: | 5 | 63 % |
| THREAT LIST: | ||
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| Foot traffic/trampling | 4 | 50% |
| Erosion/runoff | 3 | 37% |
| Non-native plant impacts | 2 | 25% |
| Other | 2 | 25% |
| Road/trail construction/maint. | 1 | 12% |
| Vandalism/dumping/litter | 1 | 12% |
| Wood cutting or brush clearing | 1 | 12% |
| Development | 1 | 12% |
| Military operations | 1 | 12% |
| Total Occurrences: | 8 | ||||
| Element Occurrence Ranks: | |||||
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| A | B | C | D | X | U |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
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| Historical >20 Years | 0 | ||||
| Recent <=20 Years | 8 | ||||
| Presence: | |||||
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| Presumed Extant | 8 | ||||
| Possibly Extirpated | 0 | ||||
| Presumed Extirpated | 0 | ||||
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States: Name (Code) Baja California (BA), California (CA) |
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California Counties and Islands: Name (Code) San Diego (SDG) |
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Quads: Name (Quad Code) Del Mar (3211782), Encinitas (3311713), Imperial Beach (3211751), Point Loma (3211762) |
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Notes:
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Presumed Extant
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