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Echeandia texensis

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Echeandia texensis

Critically Imperiled  (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asparagaceae
Subfamily: Agavoideae
Genus: Echeandia
Species:
E. texensis
Binomial name
Echeandia texensis
Cruden

Echeandia texensis, also known as Green Island echeandia, is an endangered species of flowering plant endemic to Cameron County, Texas in the United States and adjacent Tamaulipas, Mexico.[2] The majority of specimens have been found in Texas, with only one specimen found in Tamaulipas.[2]


References

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  1. ^ "Echeandia texensis". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 2023-10-10.
  2. ^ a b Poole, J. M. (2007b). Rare plants of Texas (pp. 186–187). Texas A & M University Press.