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asclepias welshii
12-22-2016

Asclepias welshii

Asclepias welshii NatureServe Explorer Species Reports — NatureServe Explorer is a source for authoritative conservation information on more than 50,000 plants, animals and ecological communtities of the U.S and Canada. NatureServe Explorer provides in-depth information on rare and endangered species, but includes common plants and animals too. NatureServe Explorer is a product of NatureServe in collaboration with the Natural Heritage Network.

ITIS Reports — Asclepias welshii ITIS (the Integrated Taxonomic Information System) is a source for authoritative taxonomic information on plants, animals, fungi, and microbes of North America and the world.Asclepias welshii is a rare species of milkweed known by the common name Welsh’s milkweed. It is native to southern Utah and northern Arizona, where there are four known occurrences remaining. Most of the plants occur in Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park, where the habitat has been degraded in many areas by off-road vehicle use. It is a federally listed threatened species of the United States.Therefore this plant will most likely stay on the endangered list. And remain a very rare plant.

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Detailed information
Full Name: Welsh's milkweed (Asclepias welshii)
Where found: Wherever found
Critical Habitat:N/A
Species Group:Flowering Plants
Current listing status
Status Date Listed Lead Region Where Listed
Threatened 10/28/1987 Mountain-Prairie Region (Region 6) Wherever found
  • States/US Territories in which the Welsh's milkweed, Wherever found is known to or is believed to occur: Arizona , Utah
  • US Counties in which the Welsh's milkweed, Wherever found is known to or is believed to occur: View All
Recovery
To learn more about critical habitat please see http://ecos.fws.gov/crithab
Date
Title
Plan Action Status
Plan Status
09/30/1992 Welsh's Milkweed View Implementation Progress Final
Date
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Plan Action Status
Plan Status
09/30/1992 Welsh's Milkweed View Implementation Progress Final
Date
Citation Page
Title
Document Type
06/20/2011 76 FR 35906 35908 5-Year Status Reviews of 12 Species in the Mountain-Prairie Region
  • Notice 5-year Review, Initiation
Date
Title
12/11/2015 Welsh's milkweek five year status review
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