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Chisos Mountain Hedgehog Cactus (Echinocereus chisoensis)

  • Global Rank: G2 - Imperiled
  • Legal Status: N/A
  • Family: Cactaceae
  • State: TX
  • Nature Serve ID: 141351
  • Lifeform: Shrub
  • Categories of Interest: Cacti/Succulents
  • Date Inducted in National Collection: 10/30/2023
Description:

Where is Chisos Mountain Hedgehog Cactus (Echinocereus chisoensis) located in the wild?

States & Provinces:

Chisos Mountain Hedgehog Cactus can be found in Texas

Which CPC Partners conserve Chisos Mountain Hedgehog Cactus (Echinocereus chisoensis)?

  • The Huntington

    Not Sponsored
    Assigned 10/30/23
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    Nomenclature
    Taxon Echinocereus chisoensis
    Authority W.T. Marsh.
    Family Cactaceae
    CPC Number 14376
    ITIS 502201
    USDA ECCH2
    Duration Perennial
    Common Names
    Associated Scientific Names Echinocereus chisoensis
    Distribution
    State Rank
    State State Rank
    Texas S1
    Ecological Relationships

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