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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)?

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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.

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Nomenclature
Taxon Escobaria sneedii var. sneedii
Authority Britton and Rose
Family Cactaceae
CPC Number 1090
ITIS 913004
USDA ESSNS
Duration Perennial
Common Names Sneed Pincushion Cactus | carpet foxtail cactus
Associated Scientific Names Coryphantha sneedii var. sneedii | Escobaria sneedii ssp. sneedii | Escobaria sneedii var. sneedii | Escobaria sneedii | Mammillaria sneedi
Distribution
State Rank
State State Rank
New Mexico S2
Texas S2
Ecological Relationships

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