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Echinomastus intertextus

(Engelm.) Britt & Rose.

White Fishhook Cactus

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G4Apparently SecureGlobal Rank

Least concernIUCN

UnknownThreat Impact

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.142872

Element CodePDCAC0J0G0

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

IUCNLeast concern

CITESAppendix II

Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassDicotyledoneae

OrderCaryophyllales

FamilyCactaceae

GenusEchinomastus

Synonyms

Sclerocactus intertextus(Engelm.) N.P. Taylor

Other Common Names

white fishhook cactus (EN)

Concept Reference

Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.

Conservation Status

Review Date2016-01-14

Change Date2016-01-14

Edition Date1988-02-01

Edition AuthorsLAMBERT, A.

Threat ImpactUnknown

Range Extent200,000-2,500,000 square km (about 80,000-1,000,000 square miles)

Number of Occurrences21 - 300

Rank Reasons

Known throughout the southwestern United States and in Mexico. No major threats. The species is present in specialty cacti trade but wild collection is not well documented.

Range Extent Comments

It occurs in Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, and Mexico (Chihuahua and Sonora).

Threat Impact Comments

This species is present in the specialty cacti market but the degree of wild collection isn't known.

Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

It grows on limestone hills in grasslands and deserts and in desert mountains. Occurs mostly on igneous susbtrate, and sometimes limestone (FNA 2003).

Reproduction

Little information is available on seed dispersal in Sclerocactus, however, some information on specific threatened species like Sclerocactus wrightae is availabale. Sclerocactus wrightae's seeds are probably dispersed by animals and water (USFWS 1985), and it can be extrapolated that the seeds of S. intertextus might also be dispersed by similar means.

Terrestrial Habitats

Grassland/herbaceousDesert

Other Nations (1)

United StatesN4

Province	Rank	Native
New Mexico	S3	Yes
Texas	SNR	Yes
Arizona	S2	Yes

Plant Characteristics

DurationPERENNIAL, Long-lived

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (4)

Arizona (2)

Area	Forest	Acres
Santa Rita	Coronado National Forest	6,078
Whetstone	Coronado National Forest	20,728

New Mexico (2)

Area	Forest	Acres
Apache Kid Contiguous	Cibola National Forest	67,542
South Guadalupe Mountains	Lincoln National Forest	20,930

References (6)

Anderson, E. F. 2001. The Cactus Family. Timber Press, Portland, Oregon. 760 pp.
Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2003b. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 4, Magnoliophyta: Caryophyllidae, part 1. Oxford University Press, New York. xxiv + 559 pp.
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Tepedino, V. J., T. L. Griswold, and W. R. Bowlin. 2010. Reproductive biology, hybridization and flower visitors of the rare Sclerocactus taxa in Utah's Uinatah Basin. Western North American Naturalist 70(3): 377-386.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS). 1985. The Wright Fishhook, Sclerocactus wrigtae, cactus recovery plan. Dated December 24, 1985, prepared by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in cooperation with the Wright Fishhook Recovery committee.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS). 2008. Wright fishhook cactus (Sclerocactus wrightiae L. Benson) 5-year review: Summary and evaluation. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, West Valley City, Utah. 24 pp.