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Mammillaria lasiacantha

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Lace-spine Nipple Cactus

G4Apparently Secure Found in 5 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

G4Apparently SecureGlobal Rank

Least concernIUCN

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.147920

Element CodePDCAC0A040

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

IUCNLeast concern

CITESAppendix II

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassDicotyledoneae

OrderCaryophyllales

FamilyCactaceae

GenusMammillaria

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 Date1994-08-02

Change Date1994-08-02

Edition Date1988-02-01

Edition AuthorsLAMBERT, A.

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

Number of Occurrences21 - 80

Rank Reasons

Rank of G4 from TXHP (3/94). Scattered populations throughout southeast New Mexico and Texas.

Range Extent Comments

It occurs in Arizona, southeast New Mexico (from Lincoln to Otero and Eddy Cos.), Texas (near Rio Grande from El Paso Co. to Pecos and Brewster Cos. and in west Val Verde Co.), and Mexico.

Occurrences Comments

Thirty-two EO's (Benson 1982).

Threat Impact Comments

Most cacti subject to horticultural collecting.

Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

It grows in limestone soils of desert hills and tablelands at 900-1,300 m.

Ecology

While the use of nurse-plants in the cacti appears to be quite common, there are cases where seedlings have developed without the aid of a nurse-plant. Seedling development without the aid of a nurse-plant has been observed in Mammillaria lasiacantha (Godinez-Alvarez et al. 2003).

Reproduction

Mammillaria is dispersed by a wide array of vertebrate animals (van Rheede van Ousdtshorn and van Rooyen 1999).

Other Nations (1)

United StatesNNR

Province	Rank	Native
New Mexico	SNR	Yes
Texas	S3	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (5)

New Mexico (5)

Area	Forest	Acres
Grapevine	Lincoln National Forest	2,086
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 (7)

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.
Giovanetti, M., J.C. Cervera, and J.L. Andrade. 2007. Pollinators of an endemic and endangered species, <i>Mammillaria gaumeri</i> (Cactaceae), in its natural habitat (coastal dune) and in a botanical garden. Madroño 54(4):286-292.
Godinez-Alvarez, T. Valverde, and P. Ortega-Baes. 2003. Demographic trends in Cactaceae. The Botanical Review 69(2): 173-203.
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.
van Rheede van Ousdtshoorn, K., and M. W. van Rooyen. 1999. Dispersal biology of desert plants. Berlin, Germany. Springer-Verlag. 242 pp.
Weniger, D. 1970. Cacti of the Southwest: Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Louisiana. University of Texas Press: Austin, Texas. 249 pp. + 64 pls.