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Canotia holacantha

Torr.

Crucifixion-thorn

G5Secure Found in 13 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Least concernIUCN
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.130730
Element CodePDCEL01010
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
IUCNLeast concern
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderCelastrales
FamilyCelastraceae
GenusCanotia
Other Common Names
crucifixion thorn (EN)
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 Date1993-06-02
Change Date1993-06-02
Edition Date1993-06-02
Edition AuthorsAnnable, C.
Range Extent Comments
Southern UT, AZ, southeast CA and northwest Mexico.
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

2,000 to 4,500 ft., dry slopes and mesas.
Other Nations (1)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
ArizonaSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (13)
Arizona (13)
AreaForestAcres
Arnold MesaPrescott National Forest12,286
Black CanyonPrescott National Forest10,683
BoulderTonto National Forest40,359
Boulder CanyonCoconino National Forest4,554
Cimarron HillsCoconino National Forest5,303
GoldfieldTonto National Forest15,257
Grief HillPrescott National Forest12,535
HackberryCoconino National Forest17,885
Lime CreekTonto National Forest42,568
MazatzalTonto National Forest16,942
Sheridan MountainPrescott National Forest37,600
Sierra Ancha Wilderness ContiguousTonto National Forest7,787
Walker MountainCoconino National Forest6,382
References (4)
  1. Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2016. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 12. Magnoliophyta: Vitaceae to Garryaceae. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. xxiv + 603 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.
  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.
  4. Little, E.L., Jr. 1979. Checklist of United States trees (native and naturalized). Agriculture Handbook No. 541. U.S. Forest Service, Washington, D.C. 375 pp.