Species Details

Coryphantha chlorantha

desert pincushion

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Classification

Scientific Name: Coryphantha chlorantha (Engelm.) Britt. & Rose
Common Name: desert pincushion
Family:	Cactaceae
Element Code:	PDCAC040J0
USDA Plants Symbol:
Synonyms/Other Names:

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	2B.1
Fed List:	None
State List:	None
Global Rank:	G4
State Rank:	S3
Other Status:	SB_CalBG/RSABG
CRPR Changes: changed from 2.1 to 2B.1 on 2013-06-12 changed from 2.2 to 2.1 on 2009-03-10 added to 2.2 on 2006-11-08
Add Date:	2006-11-08
Date Edited:	2021-11-05

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: perennial stem

Blooming Period: Apr-Sep

Elevation:
45 - 1705 meters
150 - 5595 feet

General Habitats:

Joshua tree "woodland"
Mojavean desert scrub
Pinyon and juniper woodland

Microhabitat Details:

Microhabitat:

Carbonate
Gravelly
Rocky

Notes

Notes: Threatened by road construction, pipeline construction, and solar and wind energy development. See Cact. 4: 43 (1923) for original description.
Threats:
Taxonomy:

Threat List Data from the CNDDB

THREAT LIST:
Threat List Total:	13
	Total EOs	% of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed:	54	61 %
ORV activity	26	29%
Development	22	25%
Non-native animal impacts	14	15%
Non-native plant impacts	14	15%
Mining	13	14%
Other	9	10%
Road/trail construction/maint.	6	6%
Vandalism/dumping/litter	4	4%
Foot traffic/trampling	3	3%
Grazing	3	3%
Over-collecting/poaching	2	2%
Logging	1	1%
Erosion/runoff	1	1%

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Element Occurrence Ranks:
Total Occurrences:					88
A	B	C	D	X	U
3	31	18	0	0	36

Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years	7
Recent <=20 Years	81

Presence:
Presumed Extant	88
Possibly Extirpated	0
Presumed Extirpated	0

Location

California Endemic:

California Island:

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

California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Inyo (INY), San Bernardino (SBD)

Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Clark Mtn. (3511555), Columbia Mtn. (3511514), East of Kingston Peak (3511567), Echo Canyon (3611646), Grotto Hills (3511522), Halloran Springs (3511538), Hart Peak (3511531), Horse Thief Springs (3511578), Ivanpah Lake (3511554), Kingston Spring (3511558), Lees Camp (3611656), Mescal Range (3511545), Mesquite Lake (3511565), Mesquite Mountains (3511566), Mid Hills (3511524), Mineral Hill (3511544), Parker (3411423), Solomons Knob (3511547), State Line Pass (3511564), Turquoise Mtn. (3511548), Valley Wells (3511546)

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

Map

Presumed Extant

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Selected References

CNPS Status Review:

CRPR List Addition on 2006-11-08