Acharagma aguirreanum | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Core eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Cactaceae |
Genus: | Acharagma |
Species: | A. aguirreanum |
Binomial name | |
Acharagma aguirreanum (Glass & R.A.Foster) Glass |
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Acharagma aguirreanum is a critically endangered microendemic cactus. It has a range of about one square kilometer in the calcerous semi-desert of the Sierra de la Paila in Coahuila, Mexico. Its population is estimated at less than 1000 individuals. Its only major threat is illegal collecting.