Sclerocactus brevispinus
Sclerocactus brevispinus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Cactaceae |
Subfamily: | Cactoideae |
Genus: | Sclerocactus |
Species: | S. brevispinus
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Binomial name | |
Sclerocactus brevispinus K.D.Heil & J.M.Porter
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Sclerocactus brevispinus is a rare species of
Description
This cactus has a somewhat oval, flattened spherical, or short cylindrical shape, a green color, and a waxy texture. There are up to 13 radial spines on each of its areoles, and sometimes one to three central spines. The spines may be straight, angled, or hooked, and are straw or brownish in color with purple or red highlights. They are up to no more than about 0.3 to 0.4 centimeters in length. The bell-shaped flower is two to four centimeters long and has green or pink outer tepals and pink inner tepals. The stamens have white or pink filaments and yellow anthers. The fruit is green, tan, or pink-tinged and is 1.5 centimeters in maximum length.[3]
Distribution
This plant grows on the
Taxonomy
This plant is federally listed as a threatened species of the United States. Until 1994 it was included under the description of Sclerocactus glaucus, a threatened cactus. When it was separated and elevated to species status it retained the threatened designation. A proposal to uplist it to endangered status is pending.[5] Sources vary in whether they recognize the separation from S. glaucus; Anderson (2001) does not.[6]
Threats to the species include damage to the habitat during
References
- ^ a b c Sclerocactus brevispinus. The Nature Conservancy.
- ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
- ^ Sclerocactus brevispinus. Flora of North America.
- ^ USFWS. Pariette Cactus. Species Profiles.
- ^ USFWS. 12-month Finding on a Petition To List Sclerocactus brevispinus (Pariette cactus) as an Endangered or Threatened Species; Taxonomic Change From Sclerocactus glaucus to Sclerocactus brevispinus, S. glaucus, and S. wetlandicus. Federal Register September 18, 2007.
- ISBN 978-0-88192-498-5. p. 626
External links
- Media related to Sclerocactus brevispinus at Wikimedia Commons
- Data related to Sclerocactus brevispinus at Wikispecies
- Center for Plant Conservation: Sclerocactus brevispinus