Species Details
Escobaria chlorantha
desert pincushion
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Scientific Name: Escobaria chlorantha (Engelm.) Buxb. |
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Common Name: desert pincushion |
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| Family: | Cactaceae | |
| Element Code: | PDCAC040J0 | |
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| CA Rare Plant Rank: | 2B.1 |
| Fed List: | None |
| State List: | None |
| Global Rank: | G3 |
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State Rank: |
S3 |
| Other Status: | SB_CalBG/RSABG |
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CRPR Changes: added to 2.2 on 2006-11-08 |
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| Add Date: | 2006-11-08 |
| Date Edited: | 2024-08-06 |
| Lifeform: perennial stem | ||||||||||||||
Blooming Period: Apr-Sep
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Elevation:
45 - 1705 meters 150 - 5595 feet |
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General Habitats:
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| Threat List Total: | 13 | |
| Total EOs | % of EOs | |
| EOs with Threat Listed: | 54 | 61 % |
| THREAT LIST: | ||
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| 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% |
| Total Occurrences: | 88 | ||||
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| A | B | C | D | X | U |
| 3 | 31 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 36 |
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| Historical >20 Years | 8 | ||||
| Recent <=20 Years | 80 | ||||
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| Presumed Extant | 88 | ||||
| Possibly Extirpated | 0 | ||||
| Presumed Extirpated | 0 | ||||
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States: Name (Code) Arizona (AZ), California (CA), Nevada (NV), Utah (UT) |
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California Counties and Islands: Name (Code) Inyo (INY), San Bernardino (SBD) |
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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) |
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Notes:
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Presumed Extant
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