Sneed's Pincushion Cactus (Escobaria sneedii var. sneedii)

Global Rank: T2 - Imperiled
Legal Status: Federally Endangered
Family: Cactaceae
State: NM, TX
Nature Serve ID: 152316
Lifeform: Shrub
Categories of Interest: Cacti/Succulents
Date Inducted in National Collection: 02/10/1987

Description:

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

States & Provinces:

Sneed's Pincushion Cactus can be found in New Mexico, Texas

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

Desert Botanical Garden

Not Sponsored

Assigned 06/09/17

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Conservation Actions

Nature Serve Biotics

05/02/2017

Known from a limited area of western Texas and southern New Mexico. Some sites threatened by collection. However, plants are now commercially propagated and readily available to the public.