Species Details
Cylindropuntia fosbergii
pink teddy-bear cholla
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Species Description:
Cylindropuntia fosbergii, commonly known as pink teddy-bear cholla, is a perennial stem in the Cactaceae that is found only in California. It occurs within Sonoran desert scrub, growing at elevations from 85 to 850 meters. Cylindropuntia fosbergii is ranked 1B.3, Plants Rare, Threatened or Endangered in California and Elsewhere; Not very threatened in California.|
Scientific Name: Cylindropuntia fosbergii (C.B. Wolf) Rebman, M.A. Baker & Pinkava |
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Common Name: pink teddy-bear cholla |
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| Family: | Cactaceae | |
| Element Code: | PDCAC0D2U0 | |
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| Name Status: |
JEP, FNA, POWO, IPNI, Tropicos |
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| CA Rare Plant Rank: | 1B.3 |
| Fed List: | None |
| State List: | None |
| Global Rank: | G2 |
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State Rank: |
S2 |
| Other Status: | BLM_S |
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CRPR Changes: changed from 3 to 1B.3 on 2012-05-07 added to 3 on 2009-04-02 |
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| Add Date: | 2009-04-02 |
| Date Edited: | 2021-05-26 |
| Lifeform: perennial stem | ||||||||||||||
Blooming Period: Mar-May
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Elevation:
85 - 850 meters 280 - 2790 feet |
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Notes: Potentially threatened by development. Possibly an ancient hybrid with C. bigelovii and another, possibly extinct, taxon; but more likely a sister-species of C. bigelovii. See C. xfosbergii in TJM 2. See Occasional Papers of the Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden 1:79 (1938) for original description, and Madroño 58(2):106-112 (2011) for information on possible hybrid origin. |
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Threats: Potentially threatened by development. |
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Taxonomy: Possibly an ancient hybrid with C. bigelovii |
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| Threat List Total: | 0 | |
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| EOs with Threat Listed: | 0 | % |
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| Total Occurrences: | 20 | ||||
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| A | B | C | D | X | U |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
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| Historical >20 Years | 16 | ||||
| Recent <=20 Years | 4 | ||||
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| Presumed Extant | 20 | ||||
| Possibly Extirpated | 0 | ||||
| Presumed Extirpated | 0 | ||||
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States: Name (Code) California (CA) |
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California Counties and Islands: Name (Code) San Diego (SDG) |
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Quads: Name (Quad Code) Agua Caliente Springs (3211683), Arroyo Tapiado (3211682), Earthquake Valley (3311614), Monument Peak (3211684), Sweeney Pass (3211672) |
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Presumed Extant
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