Species Details

Cylindropuntia fosbergii

pink teddy-bear cholla

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Classification

Scientific Name: Cylindropuntia fosbergii (C.B. Wolf) Rebman, M.A. Baker & Pinkava
Common Name: pink teddy-bear cholla
Family:	Cactaceae
Element Code:	PDCAC0D2U0
USDA Plants Symbol:
Synonyms/Other Names:

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	1B.3
Fed List:	None
State List:	None
Global Rank:	G2
State Rank:	S2
Other Status:	BLM_S
CRPR Changes: changed from 3 to 1B.3 on 2012-05-07 added to 3 on 2009-04-02
Add Date:	2009-04-02
Date Edited:	2021-05-26

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: perennial stem

Blooming Period: Mar-May

Elevation:
85 - 850 meters
280 - 2790 feet

General Habitats:

Sonoran desert scrub

Microhabitat Details:

Microhabitat:

Notes

Notes: Potentially threatened by development. Possibly an ancient hybrid with C. bigelovii and another, possibly extinct, taxon; but more likely a sister-species of C. bigelovii. See C. xfosbergii in TJM 2. See Occasional Papers of the Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden 1:79 (1938) for original description, and Madroño 58(2):106-112 (2011) for information on possible hybrid origin.
Threats: Potentially threatened by development.
Taxonomy: Possibly an ancient hybrid with C. bigelovii and another, possibly extinct, taxon; but more likely a sister-species of C. bigelovii. See C. xfosbergii in TJM 2.

Threat List Data from the CNDDB

THREAT LIST:
Threat List Total:	0
	Total EOs	% of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed:	0	%
No threats

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Element Occurrence Ranks:
Total Occurrences:					20
A	B	C	D	X	U
1	1	0	0	0	18

Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years	16
Recent <=20 Years	4

Presence:
Presumed Extant	20
Possibly Extirpated	0
Presumed Extirpated	0

Location

California Endemic:

California Island:

States: Name (Code)
California (CA)

California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
San Diego (SDG)

Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Agua Caliente Springs (3211683), Arroyo Tapiado (3211682), Earthquake Valley (3311614), Monument Peak (3211684), Sweeney Pass (3211672)

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.

Regional Map

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Presumed Extant

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Selected References

CNPS Status Review:	CRPR List Addition on 2009-04-02
CNPS Status Review:	CRPR List Change on 2012-05-07