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Echinocereus arizonicus

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Arizona Hedgehog Cactus

GNRUnranked Found in 24 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
GNRUnrankedGlobal Rank
Least concernIUCN
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.902822
Element CodePDCAC060V0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusProvisional
Name CategoryVascular Plant
IUCNLeast concern
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderCaryophyllales
FamilyCactaceae
GenusEchinocereus
Concept Reference
Baker, M.A. 2006a. Circumscription of Echinocereus arizonicus subsp. arizonicus: Phenetic analysis of morphological characters in section Triglochidiatus (Cactaceae), Part II. Madrono 53(4):388-399.
Taxonomic Comments
Baker (2006) recognizes three subspecies in Echinocereus arizonicus: E. arizonicus ssp. arizonicus (endemic to Arizona), E. arizonicus ssp. nigrihorridispinus (Arizona, New Mexico, and Mexico), and E. arizonicus ssp. matudae (Mexico). Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2003) recognizes Echinocereus arizonicus with distribution in Arizona, New Mexico, and Chihuahua, Mexico but does not distinguish infrataxa.
Conservation Status
Edition Date2013-12-16
Edition AuthorsTomaino, A.
Rank Reasons
Known from central and southern Arizona, southwestern New Mexico, and northern Chihuahua, Mexico.
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (1)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
New MexicoSNRYes
ArizonaS3Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (24)
Arizona (10)
AreaForestAcres
ChiricahuaCoronado National Forest76,876
Happy ValleyCoronado National Forest7,972
Hell HoleApache-Sitgreaves National Forests15,512
Lower RinconCoronado National Forest3,278
Lower San FranciscoApache-Sitgreaves National Forests59,310
Middle Dragoon RoadlessCoronado National Forest10,543
Mitchell PeakApache-Sitgreaves National Forests35,398
Painted BluffsApache-Sitgreaves National Forests43,118
PipestemApache-Sitgreaves National Forests34,598
SunsetApache-Sitgreaves National Forests28,948
New Mexico (14)
AreaForestAcres
Apache Kid ContiguousCibola National Forest67,542
Aspen MountainGila National Forest23,784
Brushy MountainGila National Forest7,199
Contiguous To Black & Aldo Leopold WildernessGila National Forest111,883
Contiguous To Gila Wilderness & Primitive AreaGila National Forest79,049
Devils CreekGila National Forest89,916
Elk MountainGila National Forest6,550
Frisco BoxGila National Forest38,979
Hell HoleGila National Forest19,553
Lower San FranciscoGila National Forest26,460
Mother HubbardGila National Forest5,895
Peloncillo (NM)Coronado National Forest43,339
San JoseCibola National Forest16,950
T BarGila National Forest6,823
References (3)
  1. Baker, M.A. 2006a. Circumscription of <i>Echinocereus arizonicus</i> subsp. <i>arizonicus</i>: Phenetic analysis of morphological characters in section Triglochidiatus (Cactaceae), Part II. Madrono 53(4):388-399.
  2. 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.
  3. Kearney, T.H., R.H. Peebles, and collaborators. 1951. Arizona flora. 2nd edition with Supplement (1960) by J.T. Howell, E. McClintock, and collaborators. Univ. California Press, Berkeley. 1085 pp.