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Brady's Pincushion Cactus (Pediocactus bradyi)

  • Global Rank: G1 - Critically Imperiled
  • Legal Status: Federally Endangered
  • Family: Cactaceae
  • State: AZ
  • Nature Serve ID: 128223
  • Lifeform: Shrub
  • Categories of Interest: Cacti/Succulents
  • Date Inducted in National Collection: 06/09/2022
Description:

Where is Brady's Pincushion Cactus (Pediocactus bradyi) located in the wild?

States & Provinces:

Brady's Pincushion Cactus can be found in Arizona

Which CPC Partners conserve Brady's Pincushion Cactus (Pediocactus bradyi)?

CPC's Plant Sponsorship Program provides long term stewardship of rare plants in our National Collection. We are so grateful for all our donors who have made the Plant Sponsorship Program so successful. We are in the process of acknowledging all our wonderful plant sponsorship donors on our website. This is a work in progress and will be updated regularly.

Conservation Actions

Katie Heineman
  • 06/09/2022
  • Seed Collection

The Arboretum at Flagstaff made a seed collection of this species from the wild in May 2022. 

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Nomenclature
Taxon Pediocactus bradyi
Authority L. Benson
Family Cactaceae
CPC Number 3128
ITIS 19770
USDA PEBR2
Duration Perennial
Common Names Brady Pincushion Cactus
Associated Scientific Names Pediocactus bradyi
Distribution
State Rank
State State Rank
Arizona S1
Ecological Relationships

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