Lee's Pincushion Cactus (Escobaria sneedii var. leei)

Global Rank: T2 - Imperiled
Legal Status: Federally Threatened
Family: Cactaceae
State: NM
Nature Serve ID: 150297
Lifeform: Shrub
Categories of Interest: Cacti/Succulents
Date Inducted in National Collection:

Description:

Where is Lee's Pincushion Cactus (Escobaria sneedii var. leei) located in the wild?

States & Provinces:

Lee's Pincushion Cactus can be found in New Mexico

Which CPC Partners conserve Lee's Pincushion Cactus (Escobaria sneedii var. leei)?

Desert Botanical Garden

Not Sponsored

Assigned 06/09/17

The Arboretum at Flagstaff

Not Sponsored

Assigned 04/11/24

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Conservation Actions

Nature Serve Biotics

05/02/2017

Less than 15 sites known from the Guadalupe Mountains (Eddy County) of New Mexico. Illegal collecting is a threat, despite this taxon being available from nurseries that propagate the cactus.