Species Details

Opuntia wigginsii

Wiggins' cholla

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Notes:
Apparently a sporadic hybrid between Cylindropuntia ramosissima and C. echinocarpa; needs further study. See Opuntia ramosissima in TJM (1993), and Cylindropuntia echinocarpa in TJM 2.
Threats:
Taxonomy:
Threat List Total: 1
Total EOs % of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed: 1 17 %
THREAT LIST:
Road/trail construction/maint. 1 16%
Total Occurrences: 6
Element Occurrence Ranks:
A B C D X U
1 0 0 0 0 5
Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years 6
Recent <=20 Years 0
Presence:
Presumed Extant 6
Possibly Extirpated 0
Presumed Extirpated 0
California Endemic:
California Island:
States: Name (Code)
Arizona (AZ), California (CA)
California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Imperial (IMP), San Bernardino (SBD), San Diego (SDG)
Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Agua Caliente Springs (3211683), Arroyo Tapiado (3211682), Cibola (3311436), Earthquake Valley (3311614), Harpers Well (3311518), Palo Verde (3311446), Savahia Peak (3411435)
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.
Presumed Extant
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