Fouquieria fasciculata

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Fouquieria fasciculata
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CITES Appendix I [2]
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Fouquieriaceae
Genus: Fouquieria
Species:
F. fasciculata
Binomial name
Fouquieria fasciculata
(Willd. ex Roem. & Schult.) Nash

Fouquieria fasciculata is a species of desert flowering plant in the family Fouquieriaceae. It is endemic to southern Hidalgo, Mexico. [3]

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Range

Fouquieria fasciculata is found in ravines of the Moctezuma River and its tributaries, west of the Sierra Madre Oriental, north of Actopan and Atotonilco el Grande. [1]

Conservation status

Fouquieria fasciculata has been classified as vulnerable due to its small number of population groups, limited range and threats from mining expansion, livestock grazing, agriculture encroachment and pollution. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Fuentes, A.C.D.; Samain, M.-S. (2018). "Fouquieria fasciculata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2018 e.T126603547A126604134. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T126603547A126604134.en . Retrieved 23 December 2025.
  2. "Appendices". Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (cites.org). Retrieved 2025-12-23.
  3. "Fouquieria fasciculata". iNaturalist. Retrieved 23 December 2025.