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Sclerocactus parviflorus

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Small-flower Fishhook Cactus

G4Apparently Secure Found in 16 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G4Apparently SecureGlobal Rank
Least concernIUCN
LowThreat Impact
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.958466
Element CodePDCAC0J0Y0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
IUCNLeast concern
CITESAppendix II
Endemicendemic to a single nation
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderCaryophyllales
FamilyCactaceae
GenusSclerocactus
Other Common Names
Devil's-claw cactus (EN)
Concept Reference
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.
Taxonomic Comments
Heil et al. (2013) recognize Sclerocactus parviflorus ssp. terrae-canyonae, ssp. parviflorus (including S. contortus) and ssp. intermedius but FNA (2003) and Hunt et al. (2006) include all of these infra's in S. parviflorus.
Conservation Status
Rank MethodLegacy Rank calculation - Excel v3.1x
Review Date2015-12-22
Change Date1991-01-25
Edition Date2015-12-22
Edition AuthorsLambert, A. (1988), A. Treher (2015)
Threat ImpactLow
Range Extent200,000-2,500,000 square km (about 80,000-1,000,000 square miles)
Number of Occurrences21 - 300
Rank Reasons
Locally abundant in Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah including Grand Canyon National Park. Threats include oil and gas exploration, mining, grazing, off highway vehicle (OHV) activity, and collection for horticulture.
Range Extent Comments
Occurs in Colorado, Utah, Arizona, and New Mexico (FNA 2003).
Occurrences Comments
Species is abundant throughout it's range. There are 60 recent collections (after 1995) on SEINet. There are over 80 sites if you consider historical records (Benson 1982).
Threat Impact Comments
Threats include oil and gas exploration, mining, grazing, off highway vehicle (OHV) activity, and collection for horticulture.
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Gravelly or sandy (especially red sandstone) soils or clay hills, mesas, washes,desert grasslands, shrubland, and woodlands including saltbush, sagebrush, rabbitbrush, blackbrush communities, pinyon-juniper woodlands. Occurs at elevations of 1000-2100 m (FNA 2003).
Terrestrial Habitats
Forest/WoodlandForest - ConiferShrubland/chaparralGrassland/herbaceousDesert
Other Nations (1)
United StatesN4
ProvinceRankNative
ArizonaS3Yes
New MexicoSNRYes
Navajo NationS4Yes
ColoradoS3Yes
UtahSNRYes
Threat Assessments
ThreatScopeSeverityTiming
1 - Residential & commercial developmentUnknownUnknownHigh (continuing)
1.3 - Tourism & recreation areasUnknownUnknownHigh (continuing)
2 - Agriculture & aquacultureUnknownUnknownHigh (continuing)
2.3 - Livestock farming & ranchingUnknownUnknownHigh (continuing)
2.3.1 - Nomadic grazingUnknownUnknownHigh (continuing)
2.3.2 - Small-holder grazing, ranching or farmingUnknownUnknownHigh (continuing)
3 - Energy production & miningUnknownUnknownHigh (continuing)
3.1 - Oil & gas drillingUnknownUnknownHigh (continuing)
3.2 - Mining & quarryingUnknownUnknownHigh (continuing)

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Plant Characteristics
DurationPERENNIAL, Long-lived
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (16)
Utah (16)
AreaForestAcres
0401010Ashley National Forest21,886
0401011Ashley National Forest30,062
0419020Ashley National Forest355,684
Boulder Mtn. / Boulder Top / Deer LakeDixie National Forest110,690
Box - Death HollowDixie National Forest3,175
Capital ReefDixie National Forest763
East MountainManti-Lasal National Forest30,705
FishhookDixie National Forest12,959
Happy ValleyDixie National Forest14,458
Horse Mountain - Mans PeakManti-Lasal National Forest22,159
Jake HollowDixie National Forest15,146
Long Neck Mesa / Steep Creek / Oak Creek - Steep Creek / OakDixie National Forest55,489
Muddy Creek - Nelson Mt.Manti-Lasal National Forest59,034
New Home BenchDixie National Forest10,513
Table Cliffs - Henderson CanyonDixie National Forest19,581
Wayne WonderlandFishlake National Forest12,395
References (4)
  1. Anderson, E. F. 2001. The Cactus Family. Timber Press, Portland, Oregon. 760 pp.
  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. Hunt, D., ed. 2006a. The New Cactus Lexicon. dh books. The Manse, Chapel Lane, England. 373 pp.
  4. 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.