PLANTS Profile for Pediocactus simpsonii (mountain ball cactus)

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PLANTS Profile

Pediocactus simpsonii (Engelm.) Britton & Rose
mountain ball cactus

Symbol:

PESI

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Cactaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Shrub

Native Status:

L48


Other common names:
	Simpson hedgehog cactus

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Photo of Pediocactus simpsonii (Engelm.) Britton & Rose

Margaret Williams. Courtesy of Nevada Native Plant Society. ©Nevada Native Plant Society. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires permission of the copyright holder.

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Pediocactus simpsonii (Engelm.) Britton & Rose

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Distribution:
Pediocactus simpsonii (Engelm.) Britton & Rose


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See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AZ, CO, ID, KS, MT, NM, NV, OR, SD, UT, WA, WY)

Related Taxa:
Pediocactus simpsonii (Engelm.) Britton & Rose

View 51 genera in Cactaceae, 8 species in Pediocactus or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.

Distribution of Pediocactus simpsonii (Engelm.) Britton & Rose var. minor (Engelm.) Cockerell. .

Pediocactus simpsonii var. minor
mountain ball cactus

Distribution of Pediocactus simpsonii (Engelm.) Britton & Rose var. robustior (J.M. Coult.) L.D. Benson. . Image Available.

Pediocactus simpsonii var. robustior
mountain ball cactus

Distribution of Pediocactus simpsonii (Engelm.) Britton & Rose var. simpsonii. .

Pediocactus simpsonii var. simpsonii
mountain ball cactus

Native

Introduced

Classification:
Pediocactus simpsonii (Engelm.) 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	Pediocactus Britton & Rose – pincushion cactus
Species	Pediocactus simpsonii (Engelm.) Britton & Rose – mountain ball cactus

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Pediocactus simpsonii (Engelm.) Britton & Rose

The related entities 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.

Arizona:
Pediocactus simpsonii var. simpsonii
		Salvage restricted
Nevada:
Pediocactus simpsonii var. robustior
hedgehog thistle		Protected as a Cactus, Yucca, or Christmas tree
Pediocactus simpsonii var. simpsonii
Simpson hedgehog cactus		Protected as a Cactus, Yucca, or Christmas tree

More Accounts and Images:
Pediocactus simpsonii (Engelm.) Britton & Rose

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 19776.

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

Time Generated: 05/22/2013 04:37 AM CDT