Echinocereus nivosus Glass & R.A.Foster
sect. Costati
- Common Name:
- Family: Cactaceae Juss.
- Country of Origin: Mexico (Sierra Madre Oriental endemic)
- Habitat: mountain habitats in grassland with limestone
- Description: This species is endemic to Mexico, and is found only in the southeastern part of the state of Coahuila on the Sierra Madre Oriental at elevations of around 2,000 m asl. The species is known only from two collections from the same location. It is critically endangered due to over-collection.2
Accession Data:
- Accession # 201500193
- Source: Rob Nicholson - Smith College
- Provenance:
- Smith# 14315 (possibly 14319?)
- Accession Date: 12-21-2015
- Bench: 2211 - XER:Chihuahuan-Tehuacan Deserts
- Currently: active - healthy
- Qty: 1 confirmed on 05-02-2024
- Restrictions:
- IUCN Red List: Critically Endangered Species
- CITES Appendix II Listed Plant
Classification:
- Division: Magnoliophyta
- Class: Magnoliopsida
- SubClass: core eudicots
- Order: Caryophyllales
- SubOrder:
- Family: Cactaceae
- SubFamily: Cactoideae
- Tribe: Phyllocacteae
- SubTribe: Echinocereinae
References (internal):
References (external):
- The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Monday, December 21, 2015.
- Echinocereus nivosus at IUCN Redlist. Last accessed on Monday, December 21, 2015.
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