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Escobaria missouriensis

(Sweet) D.R. Hunt

Missouri Foxtail Cactus

G5Secure Found in 23 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Least concernIUCN
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.140613
Element CodePDCAC0X020
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
IUCNLeast concern
CITESAppendix II
Endemicendemic to a single nation
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderCaryophyllales
FamilyCactaceae
GenusEscobaria
Synonyms
Coryphantha missouriensis(Sweet) Britt. & Rose
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.
Taxonomic Comments
Distinct species; as treated here (following Kartesz, 1999 Floristic Synthesis), excludes the plants sometimes called Escobaria missouriensis var. marstonii, considered by Kartesz to be misidentified plants of a different species, Escobaria (or Coryphantha) vivipara (John Kartesz, letter to Larry Morse, 25Nov99). FNA (vol. 4, 2003) lumps subspecific taxa.
Conservation Status
Review Date1991-02-25
Change Date1991-02-25
Edition Date1988-01-26
Edition AuthorsLAMBERT, A.
Range Extent>2,500,000 square km (greater than 1,000,000 square miles)
Number of Occurrences21 - 80
Rank Reasons
Wide range throughout the west and midwest.
Range Extent Comments
It occurs in Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, Wyoming, Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, and Arkansas.
Occurrences Comments
Seventy-five+ EO's (Benson 1982).
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Plains, hills, desert edge, grasslands, lower mountains.
Other Nations (1)
United StatesN5
ProvinceRankNative
ColoradoS4Yes
WyomingS2Yes
OklahomaSNRYes
KansasS3Yes
New MexicoSNRYes
NebraskaS3Yes
UtahS1Yes
Navajo NationSNRYes
IowaSNRYes
South DakotaSNRYes
MontanaS4Yes
IdahoS4Yes
North DakotaS4Yes
TexasSNRYes
LouisianaSNRYes
MinnesotaSNRYes
ArizonaS3Yes
ArkansasSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (23)
Arizona (5)
AreaForestAcres
Big RidgeKaibab National Forest9,087
Burro CanyonKaibab National Forest19,928
FritschePrescott National Forest14,190
MuldoonPrescott National Forest5,821
Red PointKaibab National Forest7,139
Montana (12)
AreaForestAcres
Big LogHelena National Forest8,954
Cayuse MountainHelena National Forest20,146
Devils TowerHelena National Forest7,144
Gallatin FringeGallatin National Forest51,571
Hellgate GulchHelena National Forest16,821
HolterHelena National Forest1,965
Hyalite - Porcupine - Buffalo Horn Wilderness Study AreaGallatin National Forest143,991
MadisonGallatin National Forest127,859
Mt. Gmt Area HCuster National Forest1,335
North AbsarokaGallatin National Forest159,075
North AbsarokaCuster National Forest21,063
Tenderfoot - Deep CreekLewis and Clark National Forest85,614
North Dakota (3)
AreaForestAcres
Long X DivideDakota Prairie Grasslands10,099
MagpieDakota Prairie Grasslands21,281
Ponderosa PineDakota Prairie Grasslands7,471
South Dakota (2)
AreaForestAcres
Cheyenne RiverBuffalo Gap National Grassland7,572
Red ShirtBuffalo Gap National Grassland17,007
Wyoming (1)
AreaForestAcres
South Beartooth HighwayShoshone National Forest105,570
References (2)
  1. 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.
  2. 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.