The Last U.S. Stand of the Key Largo Tree Cactus Has Vanished

21 August 2024
GIS Lounge

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The Key Largo tree cactus is not the same species as the Key tree cactus (Pilosocereus robinii) although they share similarities.

The last remaining stand of the Key Largo tree cactus (Pilosocereus millspaughii) has been wiped out, marking what is believed to be the first local extinction of a species due to sea level rise.

Historically, the Key Largo tree cactus was found in a single population in the Florida Keys, first discovered in 1992.

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