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

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Escobaria sneedii Britton & Rose var. sneedii
Sneed's pincushion cactus

Symbol:

ESSNS

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Cactaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Shrub

Native Status:

L48


Other common names:
	carpet foxtail cactus

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Photo of Escobaria sneedii Britton & Rose var. sneedii

©Gary A. Monroe. United States, NV, Washoe Co., Garden. May 20, 2005. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires permission of the copyright holder.

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Images:
Escobaria sneedii Britton & Rose var. sneedii

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Synonyms:
Escobaria sneedii Britton & Rose var. sneedii

	COSN	Coryphantha sneedii (Britton & Rose) A. Berger
	MASN	Mammillaria sneedii (Britton & Rose) Cory

Distribution:
Escobaria sneedii Britton & Rose var. sneedii


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USA (NM, TX)

Related Taxa:
Escobaria sneedii Britton & Rose var. sneedii

View 51 genera in Cactaceae, 17 species in Escobaria, 2 varieties in Escobaria sneedii Britton & Rose

Classification:
Escobaria sneedii Britton & Rose var. sneedii

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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
Variety	Escobaria sneedii Britton & Rose var. sneedii – Sneed's pincushion cactus

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Escobaria sneedii Britton & Rose var. sneedii

This plant 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
Sneed pincushion cactus		Endangered
New Mexico:
Sneed's pincushion cactus		Endangered
Texas:
Coryphantha sneedii
Sneed pincushion cactus		Endangered

More Accounts and Images:
Escobaria sneedii Britton & Rose var. sneedii

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

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

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 528091.

Time Generated: 06/18/2013 01:33 AM CDT