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Escobaria tuberculosa

(Engelm.) Britt. & Rose

Incense Cory Cactus

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G4Apparently SecureGlobal Rank

Least concernIUCN

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.154965

Element CodePDCAC0X0F0

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

IUCNLeast concern

CITESAppendix II

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassDicotyledoneae

OrderCaryophyllales

FamilyCactaceae

GenusEscobaria

Synonyms

Coryphantha strobiliformisauct. non (Poselg.) OrcuttCoryphantha tuberculosa(Engelmann) A. Berger

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 Date1994-04-27

Change Date1994-04-27

Edition Date1988-01-27

Edition AuthorsLAMBERT, A. (1988)

Range Extent250-20,000 square km (about 100-8000 square miles)

Number of Occurrences21 - 80

Rank Reasons

Widely distributed in the southwest United States.

Range Extent Comments

Arizona in Chiricahua Mts., Cochise Co.; S. New Mexico from Hidalgo and Luna Cos. to Eddy Co. and in Rio Arriba and Santa Fe Cos.; Texas from El Paso Co. to Presidio and Terrell Cos. Mexico in Chihuahua (Weniger, 1970).

Occurrences Comments

Fifty-four estimated EO'S (Benson 1982).

Threat Impact Comments

Most cacti subject to horticultural collecting.

Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Limestone soils of hills, canyons, and alluvial fans in deserts and grasslands.

Other Nations (1)

United StatesN4

Province	Rank	Native
Texas	S3	Yes
New Mexico	S4	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (6)

New Mexico (6)

Area	Forest	Acres
Grapevine	Lincoln National Forest	2,086
Last Chance Canyon	Lincoln National Forest	8,934
Little Dog And Pup Canyons	Lincoln National Forest	25,412
Ortega Peak	Lincoln National Forest	11,545
South Guadalupe Mountains	Lincoln National Forest	20,930
West Face Sacramento Mountains	Lincoln National Forest	41,176

References (3)

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.
Weniger, D. 1970. Cacti of the Southwest: Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Louisiana. University of Texas Press: Austin, Texas. 249 pp. + 64 pls.