Huachuca water-umbel (Lilaeopsis schaffneriana var. recurva)
Kingdom: Plantae
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Apiales
Family: Apiaceae
Listing Status:
Where Listed: WHEREVER FOUND
General Information
A herbaceous semi-aquatic perennial of the parsley family with slender erect leaves that grow from the nodes of creeping rhizomes. The leaves are sedmented, hollow cylinders, and are from 1-3 mm in diameter but vary in length from 2.5 to 23 cm depending on the depth of the water. Tiny 3-10 flowered inflorescences (umbels) are always shorter than the leaves also rise from the nodes.
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This species is listed wherever it is found, but
- States/US Territories in which the Huachuca water-umbel is known to or is believed to occur: Arizona
- US Counties in which the Huachuca water-umbel is known to or is believed to occur: View All
- USFWS Refuges in which the Huachuca water-umbel is known to occur:
LESLIE CANYON NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE, SAN BERNARDINO NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE
- Countries in which the the Huachuca water-umbel is known to occur: Mexico
- For more information: http://www.fws.gov/southwest/es/arizona/Huachucaumbel.htm
| Status | Date Listed | Lead Region | Where Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01/06/1997 | Southwest Region (Region 2) |
» Federal Register Documents
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» Recovery
Recovery Plan Information Search| Date | Citation Page | Title | Document Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 02/11/2009 | 74 FR 6917 6919 | 5-Year Reviews of 23 Southwestern Species |
» Critical Habitat
| Date | Citation Page | Title | Document Type | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/12/1999 | 64 FR 37441 37453 | ETWP; Designation of Critical Habitat for the Huachuca Water Umbel, a Plant | Final Rule | Final designated |
| 12/30/1998 | 63 FR 71838 71854 | ETWP; Proposed Determination of Critical Habitat for the Huachuca Water Umbel, a Plant | Proposed Rule | Not Required |
To learn more about critical habitat please see http://criticalhabitat.fws.gov
» Conservation Plans
| HCP Plan Summaries |
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| Malpai Borderlands |
| SHA Plan Summaries |
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| Leslie Canyon Watershed SHA (Barboot/99-Ranch) |
» Petitions
| Date | Citation Page | Title | Finding |
|---|---|---|---|
| 04/03/1995 | 60 FR 16837 16847 | ETWP; Proposal To Determine Endangered Status for Three Wetland Species Found in Southern Arizona and Northern Sonora | |
| 12/14/1993 | 58 FR 65325 65327 | ETWP; Notice of 90-Day findings on Petitions to List Three Southern Arizona Cienega Species |
» Life History
Habitat Requirements
Requires backwaters, cienegas, springs systems or side channels with perennial flow and gentle gradients in areas that are not subject to frequent or intense floods. Does not tolerate crowding by other plant species, so some flooding is needed to keep other vegetation levels low. Generally found along the margins of these habitats, in 5-15 cm of water and in shaded or unshaded sites. Elevation of known populations is between 1,210-1,970 meters
Movement / Home Range
Surface and groundwater development has distrupted aquatic habitat connectivity that once provided opportunities for expansion of the population into new, downstream habitats after floods. At present, the known populations are largely isolated from other waterways.
Reproductive Strategy
Can reproduce sexually from flowering and seed set; however, most reproduction is asexual through spreading rhizomes. Can also re-root if clumps of rhizomes are dispersed via floods to new habitats.
Other
Continuing loss of aquatic habitat due to surface and groundwater development is a threat. The small habitat areas that remain are at risk from increased magnitude of runoff from degraded watersheds that can erode habitats and displace plants, or fill in the shallow waters with excess sediment. Expansion of non-native plant species that increase vegetation density in habitat also degrades habitat quality needed for population growth.
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