Taxon Report

Bergerocactus emoryi (Engelm.) Britt. & Rose

golden-spined cereus

Print Report

Classification


Scientific Name:	Bergerocactus emoryi (Engelm.) Britt. & Rose
Common Name:	golden-spined cereus
Family:	Cactaceae
Element Code:	PDCAC11010
USDA Plants Symbol:	BEEM
Synonyms/Other Names:

Ecology and Life History


Lifeform:	perennial stem
Blooming Period: May-Jun	May-Jun
Elevation:	3-395 (10-1295)
General Habitats:	Chaparral, Closed-cone coniferous forest, Coastal scrub
Microhabitat:	Sandy
Microhabitat Details:

Conservation Status


CA Rare Plant Rank:	2B.2
Global Rank:	G2G3
State Rank:	S2
State List:	None
Fed List:	None
Other Status:	IUCN_LC; SB_CalBG/RSABG
CRPR Changes:	changed from 2.2 to 2B.2 on 2013-06-12

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB


Total Occurrences:	75
Element Occurrence Ranks:
Excellent (A)	0
Good (B)	2
Fair (C)	0
Poor (D)	0
None (X)	1
Unknown (U)	72

Location


California Endemic: False
California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Los Angeles (LAX), San Diego (SDG)
Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Del Mar (3211782), Imperial Beach (3211751), La Jolla (3211772), National City (3211761), Otay Mesa (3211658), Point Loma (3211762), San Clemente Island Central (3211874), San Clemente Island North (3211885), San Clemente Island South (3211873), Santa Catalina North (3311844), Santa Catalina South (3311834), Santa Catalina West (3311845)

Threat List Data from the CNDDB


Threat List Total:	6
EOs with Threat Listed:	Total EOs	% of EOs
	10	13 %
Development	4	5%
Non-native plant impacts	3	4%
Other	2	2%
Road/trail construction/maint.	2	2%
ORV activity	1	1%
Foot traffic/trampling	1	1%

Notes



Threatened by development, horticultural collecting, and feral goats. See American Journal of Science II 14:338 (1852) for original description, and Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 12:474 (1909) for revised nomenclature.
Threats:

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Selected References

Citation California Native Plant Society, Rare Plant Program. 2024. Rare Plant Inventory (online edition, v9.5.1). Website https://www.rareplants.cnps.org [accessed 28 December 2024].