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Jatropha cardiophylla

(Torr.) Muell.-Arg.

Sangre-de-Cristo

G3Vulnerable (G3G4) Found in 6 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G3VulnerableGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.140255
Element CodePDEUP0X010
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderEuphorbiales
FamilyEuphorbiaceae
GenusJatropha
Other Common Names
sangre de cristo (EN)
Concept Reference
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Conservation Status
Review Date1992-01-17
Change Date1992-01-17
Edition Date1992-01-17
Edition AuthorsAnnable, C., 1/92; rev. B. MacBryde 3/2001.
Rank Reasons
Jatropha cardiophylla is in Sonora, Mexico and southern Arizona. The species occurs on dry plains, mesas, and foothills, including sandy bottomlands and somewhat disturbed areas.
Range Extent Comments
Southern Arizona, and Sonora.
Threat Impact Comments
Sometimes used medicinally and for tanning.
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Dry plains, mesas, and foothills (Kearney and Peebles 1951; Shreve and Wiggins 1964).
Other Nations (1)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
ArizonaS3Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)Yes
Roadless Areas (6)
Arizona (6)
AreaForestAcres
Butterfly Roadless AreaCoronado National Forest42,296
Catalina St. Pk. Roadless AreaCoronado National Forest951
Happy ValleyCoronado National Forest7,972
Middle Romero WSRCoronado National Forest60
Oracle RoadlessCoronado National Forest22,365
Upper Romero WsrCoronado National Forest150
References (5)
  1. Hasting, J.R., R.M. Turner and D.K. Warren. 1972. An atlas of of some plant distributions in the Sonoran Desert. UA-IAP-TR-72-21. Univ. of Arizona. 255pp.
  2. Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
  3. Kearney, T.H., R.H. Peebles, and collaborators. 1951. Arizona flora. 2nd edition with Supplement (1960) by J.T. Howell, E. McClintock, and collaborators. Univ. California Press, Berkeley. 1085 pp.
  4. Martin, P.S., D. Yetman, M. Fishbein, P. Jenkins, T.R. Van Devender, and R.K. Wilson. 1998. Gentry's Rio Mayo plants; The tropical deciduous forest & environs of northwest Mexico. Univ. Arizona Press, Tucson. 558 pp. + map.
  5. Shreve, F., and I.L. Wiggins. 1964. Vegetation and flora of the Sonoran Desert. 2 volumes. Stanford Univ. Press, Stanford. 1740 pp.