Species Details

Grusonia pulchella

beautiful cholla

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Classification

Scientific Name: Grusonia pulchella (Engelm.) H. Rob.
Common Name: beautiful cholla
Family:	Cactaceae
Element Code:	PDCAC0D120
USDA Plants Symbol:	GRPU3
Synonyms/Other Names: Opuntia pulchella

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	2B.2
Fed List:	None
State List:	None
Global Rank:	G3G4
State Rank:	S2
Other Status:
CRPR Changes:
Add Date:	1988-01-01
Date Edited:	2024-08-06

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: perennial stem

Blooming Period: May(Jun)

Elevation:
1500 - 1980 meters
4920 - 6495 feet

General Habitats:

Desert dunes
Great Basin scrub
Mojavean desert scrub

Microhabitat Details:

Microhabitat:

Sandy

Notes

Notes: Threatened by grazing impacts. See Transactions of the Academy of Science of St. Louis 2:201 (1863) for original description, and Madroño 32(2):123 (1985) for first CA records.
Threats:
Taxonomy:

Threat List Data from the CNDDB

THREAT LIST:
Threat List Total:	0
	Total EOs	% of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed:	0	%

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Element Occurrence Ranks:
Total Occurrences:					11
A	B	C	D	X	U
0	3	1	0	0	7

Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years	5
Recent <=20 Years	6

Presence:
Presumed Extant	11
Possibly Extirpated	0
Presumed Extirpated	0

Location

California Endemic:

California Island:

States: Name (Code)
California (CA), Nevada (NV), Utah (UT)

California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Inyo (INY), Mono (MNO)

Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Chocolate Mtn. (3711748), Crooked Creek (3711841), Deep Springs Lake (3711831), Dyer (3711861), Indian Garden Creek (3711758), Laws (3711843), Risue Canyon (3811954), Soldier Pass (3711738), Station Peak (3711851), Sylvania Canyon (3711747)

Notes:

Definitions of codes following a county and/or quad:
*		Presumed extirpated
(?)		Occurrence confirmed, but possibly extirpated
Quad and county data is imported from the CNDDB. Species may be present in other areas where conditions are favorable. These data should NOT be substituted for pre-project review or for on-site surveys.

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Presumed Extant

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CNPS Rare Plant Inventory