Known from only one extant native occurrence at the Presidio in San Francisco; plants there belong to a single clone. Five of six historical occurrences extirpated by urbanization; currently threatened by non-native plants, encroachment of native shrubs, and branch dieback due to fungal pathogen. USFWS uses the name A. pungens var. ravenii. See Madroño 19(6):200 (1968) for original description.
California Native Plant Society (CNPS).
Inventory of Rare and Endangered Plants (online edition, v8-01a).
California Native Plant Society. Sacramento, CA. Accessed on
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