Wild Apricot (Armeniaca Vulgaris)
Endangered status: endangered
Region: China, Kazakhstan, Krygyzstan
Threats: habitat degradation, over consumption
References:
Global Trees Campaign (2018) Threatened Trees: Wild Apricot. From globaltrees.org
IUCN (2018) Extinction crisis escalates: Red List shows apes, corals, vultures and dolphins all in danger. From iucn.org
Flora of China (2018) Armeniaca Vulgaris. From efloras.org
The Wild Apricot is listed as endangered on the IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) Red List. The Wild Apricot has been credited as being the plant from which all other domestic varieties stem from, by being spread through the Silk Road. The Wild Apricot is native to China, Kazakhstan, Krygyzstan, and Uzbekistan, though populations are spread thin and continuing to decline. IUCN Red List cites: construction, harvesting for wood and fruit, as threats to the populations' survival.
2018 Sharpie, marker, pen. This piece was part of Petals and Pages show "Care."