Quercus cedrosensis
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Quercus cedrosensis is a species of plant
in the Fagaceae
family. It is endemic to Cedros Island
, west off Baja California
in Mexico
. It is vulnerable to habitat loss due to overgrazing by goats and overlogging.
Plant
Plants are living organisms belonging to the kingdom Plantae. Precise definitions of the kingdom vary, but as the term is used here, plants include familiar organisms such as trees, flowers, herbs, bushes, grasses, vines, ferns, mosses, and green algae. The group is also called green plants or...
in the Fagaceae
Fagaceae
The family Fagaceae, or beech family, comprises about 900 species of both evergreen and deciduous trees and shrubs, which are characterized by alternate simple leaves with pinnate venation, unisexual flowers in the form of catkins, and fruit in the form of cup-like nuts. Fagaceous leaves are often...
family. It is endemic to Cedros Island
Cedros Island
Cedros Island is a Mexican island in the Pacific Ocean....
, west off Baja California
Baja California
Baja California officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Baja California is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is both the northernmost and westernmost state of Mexico. Before becoming a state in 1953, the area was known as the North...
in Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
. It is vulnerable to habitat loss due to overgrazing by goats and overlogging.
Source
- Nixon, K. et al. 1998. Quercus cedrosensis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 23 August 2007.