Towards Conserving Crop Wild Relatives along the Texas–Mexico Border: The Case of Manihot walkerae

Walker’s Manihot, Manihot walkerae, is an endangered species endemic to south Texas and northeastern Mexico a Crop Wild Relative (CWR) of the international economically important crop cassava (M. esculenta). walkerae globally (IUCN’s Redlist, list, USA); however, it not recognized on Mexican list (NOM-059-SEMARNAT). We assessed status M. in re-evaluated its global status. According our analysis, should be considered based IUCN’s assessment method threatened criteria. Our findings encourage establishment sound conservation plans for along Texas–Mexico border.