They once stood sentinel near the edge of the ocean. ... The Key Largo tree cactus is first plant of its kind to go extinct in the United States from sea-level rise, scientists say.

A massive stand of Key Largo tree cactus, the only one in existence in the U.S., was destroyed by rising ocean waters as ice sheets at the poles of the Earth continue to melt, according to a paper ...

The Key Largo tree cactus (Pilosocereus millspaughii) still grows on a few scattered islands in the Caribbean, including northern Cuba and parts of the Bahamas.In the United States, it was ...

With sea level rise bringing the Atlantic Ocean ever closer to the withering plants, ... Tree cactus is a suitable name for Pilosocereus millspaughii, known to reach towering heights, ...

Climate change, sea level rise linked Key Largo cactus extinction in South Florida. 2022 NOAA report predicts sea levels in U.S. will rise 10-12 inches through 2050.

A rare tree cactus that grew for decades hidden by a tangle of mangrove trees on Florida's Key Largo has lost its battle with rising sea levels and other pressures.. It's now considered locally ...

How did these remote ocean islands become so chock-ful of cacti? (1) Pelagic fish that are eaten by (2) seabirds that (3) deposit guano on bird islands, which (4) enter the island soil that is then (5 ...

Over the last five years, researchers have found that the death rate for saguaros in the Phoenix area jumped from 1% to 2% ...

Rising seas threaten to inundate coastal cactus species, including others in the Florida Keys. Far from the ocean, fiercer wildfires fueled by invasive grasses are putting the giant saguaro , that ...