Mohave Fishhook Cactus (Sclerocactus polyancistrus)

Global Rank: G3 - Vulnerable
Legal Status: N/A
Family: Cactaceae
State: CA, NV
Nature Serve ID: 155505
Lifeform: Shrub
Categories of Interest: Cacti/Succulents
Date Inducted in National Collection: 12/15/2020

Description:

Where is Mohave Fishhook Cactus (Sclerocactus polyancistrus) located in the wild?

States & Provinces:

Mohave Fishhook Cactus can be found in California, Nevada

Which CPC Partners conserve Mohave Fishhook Cactus (Sclerocactus polyancistrus)?

California Botanic Garden

Not Sponsored

Conservation Actions

Assigned

University of California Botanical Garden

Not Sponsored

Assigned

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Conservation Actions

09/01/2020

Based on an September 2020 extract of the California Plant Rescue Database, California Botanic Garden holds 5 accessions of Sclerocactus polyancistrus in orthodox seed collection. There are as many as 5761 seeds of this species in their collection - although some may have been used for curation testing or sent to back up.

08/05/2020

Based on an August 2020 extract of the California Plant Rescue Database, California Botanic Garden has collected 5 seed accessions of Sclerocactus polyancistrus from 1 plant occurrences listed in the California Natural Diversity Database. These collections together emcompass 4 maternal plants