PLANTS Profile for Pediocactus simpsonii var. simpsonii (mountain ball cactus)

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PLANTS Profile

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

Symbol:

PESIS

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Cactaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Shrub

Native Status:

L48


Other common names:
	Simpson hedgehog cactus

More Information:

Images:
Pediocactus simpsonii (Engelm.) Britton & Rose var. simpsonii

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Synonyms:
Pediocactus simpsonii (Engelm.) Britton & Rose var. simpsonii

ECSI3

Echinocactus simpsonii Engelm.

Native Status:
Pediocactus simpsonii (Engelm.) Britton & Rose var. simpsonii


View Distribution	Native Introduced

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, WY)

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

View 51 genera in Cactaceae, 8 species in Pediocactus, 3 varieties in Pediocactus simpsonii (Engelm.) Britton & Rose

Classification:
Pediocactus simpsonii (Engelm.) Britton & Rose var. simpsonii

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

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

This plant is 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:
		Salvage restricted
Nevada:
Simpson hedgehog cactus		Protected as a Cactus, Yucca, or Christmas tree

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

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 195358.

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

Time Generated: 05/26/2013 03:42 AM CDT