Threatened, Endangered, and Proposed (TEP) Plant Profile
Schwalbea americana. Photo by Hugh and Carol Nourse.
Schwalbea americana. Photo by Guy Anglin.
Schwalbea americana range map.
Schwalbea americana, American chaffseed
ESA Status
Visit the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Species Profile link below for links to listing and other USFWS documents.
- Listed Endangered 1992
- Recovery Plan 1995 (PDF, 5.3 MB)
Threats
- Direct loss of habitat to development, road widening, and conversion to pine plantations
- Indirect effects of urbanization, including total fire suppression, which leads to the loss of the open ecosystems inhabited by Schwalbea