Taxon Report
Coryphantha chlorantha (Engelm.) Britt. & Rosedesert pincushion |
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Taxon Summary
Coryphantha chlorantha is a synonym of Escobaria chlorantha (Engelm.) Buxb. .Classification
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Scientific Name: |
Coryphantha chlorantha (Engelm.) Britt. & Rose |
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Common Name: |
desert pincushion |
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| Element Code: | PDCAC040J0 |
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Conservation Status
| CA Rare Plant Rank: | |
| Global Rank: | G3 |
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State Rank: |
S3 |
| State List: | None |
| Fed List: | None |
| Other Status: | SB_CalBG/RSABG |
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Occurrence Data from the CNDDB
| Total Occurrences: | 88 |
| Element Occurrence Ranks: | |
| Excellent (A) | 3 |
| Good (B) | 31 |
| Fair (C) | 18 |
| Poor (D) | 0 |
| None (X) | 0 |
| Unknown (U) | 36 |
| California Endemic: False | |
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Threat List Data from the CNDDB
| Threat List Total: | 13 | |
| EOs with Threat Listed: | Total EOs | % of EOs |
| 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% |
Citation
California Native Plant Society, Rare Plant Program. 2025. Rare Plant Inventory (online edition, v9.5.1). Website https://www.rareplants.cnps.org [accessed 19 November 2025].