PLANTS Profile for Escobaria sneedii (Sneed's pincushion cactus)

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Escobaria sneedii Britton & Rose
Sneed's pincushion cactus

Symbol:

ESSN

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Cactaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Shrub

Native Status:

L48


Other common names:
	carpet foxtail cactus

More Information:

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Escobaria sneedii Britton & Rose

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Distribution:
Escobaria sneedii Britton & Rose


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USA (NM, TX)

Related Taxa:
Escobaria sneedii Britton & Rose

View 51 genera in Cactaceae, 17 species in Escobaria or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.

Distribution of Escobaria sneedii Britton & Rose var. leei (Rose ex Boed.) D.R. Hunt. . Image Available.

Escobaria sneedii var. leei
Sneed's pincushion cactus

Distribution of Escobaria sneedii Britton & Rose var. sneedii. . Image Available.

Escobaria sneedii var. sneedii
Sneed's pincushion cactus

Native

Introduced

Classification:
Escobaria sneedii Britton & Rose

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Caryophyllidae
Order	Caryophyllales
Family	Cactaceae – Cactus family
Genus	Escobaria Britton & Rose – foxtail cactus
Species	Escobaria sneedii Britton & Rose – Sneed's pincushion cactus

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Escobaria sneedii Britton & Rose

The related entities and synonyms italicized and indented below are listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

United States:
Coryphantha sneedii [=ESSNS]
Sneed pincushion cactus		Endangered
Coryphantha sneedii var. leei [=ESSNL]
Lee pincushion cactus		Threatened
New Mexico:
Escobaria sneedii var. leei
Lee's pincushion cactus		Endangered
Escobaria sneedii var. sneedii
Sneed's pincushion cactus		Endangered
Texas:
Coryphantha sneedii [=ESSNS]
Sneed pincushion cactus		Endangered

More Accounts and Images:
Escobaria sneedii Britton & Rose

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 195391.

Time Generated: 05/18/2013 04:51 PM CDT