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Lilaeopsis schaffneriana is a rare species of flowering plant in the family Apiaceae known by the common names Schaffner's grasswort[4] and cienega false rush.[5]

• Lilaeopsis schaffneriana subsp. schaffneriana is found in Dominican Republic, Ecuador, and Mexico (in the Federal District and the following states: Chihuahua, Coahuila, Durango, Hidalgo, Jalisco, México, Michoacán, Nuevo León, Oaxaca, Puebla, San Luis Potosí, and Tlaxcala).[6]
• Lilaeopsis schaffneriana subsp. recurva (Huachuca water umbel), is a federally listed endangered species (status G4T2, imperiled) of the United States.[7] It is limited to desert wetlands^{[clarification needed]}, including a rare type of desert marsh habitat called a cienega^{[clarification needed]}. There are 8 populations in Arizona and four more south of the border in Mexico.[8]

Lilaeopsis schaffneriana
subsp. recurva
Conservation status
Apparently Secure  (NatureServe)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Apiales
Family:	Apiaceae
Genus:	Lilaeopsis
Species:	L. schaffneriana
Binomial name
Lilaeopsis schaffneriana (Schltdl.) J.M.Coult. & Rose[1]
Subspecies
L. s. subsp. recurva (A.W.Hill) Affolter[1] L. s. subsp. schaffneriana[1] (autonym)
Synonyms[1][2][3]
Crantzia schaffneriana Schltdl. (basionym) C. s. fo. aquatica Schltdl. C. s. fo. subterrestris Schltdl. Crantziola schaffneriana Koso-Pol. Lilaeopsis recurva A.W.Hill [ = L. schaffneriana subsp. recurva ] L. schaffneriana var. aquatica (Schltdl.) A.W.Hill L. s. var. subterrestris A.W.Hill

Conservation

The species is extremely reliant on water level for its survival.[9]

References

External links

• USFWS. Designation of Critical Habitat for the Huachuca Water Umbel, a Plant. Federal Register July 12, 1999.

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