Species Details

Opuntia xcurvispina

curved-spine beavertail

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CA Rare Plant Rank: 2B.2
Fed List: None
State List: None
Global Rank: G2G3
State Rank:
S1
Other Status:
CRPR Changes:
changed from 2.2 to 2B.2 on 2013-06-12
Add Date: 1994-01-01
Date Edited: 2021-05-26
Lifeform: perennial stem
Blooming Period: Apr-Jun
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Elevation:
1000 - 1400 meters
3280 - 4595 feet
General Habitats:
  • Chaparral
  • Mojavean desert scrub
  • Pinyon and juniper woodland
Microhabitat Details:
Microhabitat:
Notes:
Stabilized hybrid between O. phaeacantha and O. chlorotica; see the latter in TJM (1993). See O. chlorotica in TJM 2. See Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club 43:88 (1916) for original description, Systematic Botany 5(4):408-418 (1980) for discussion of hybrid origin, and Haseltonia 4:103-104 (1996) for nomenclatural information.
Threats:
Taxonomy:
Total Occurrences: 4
Element Occurrence Ranks:
A B C D X U
0 0 0 0 0 4
Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years 4
Recent <=20 Years 0
Presence:
Presumed Extant 4
Possibly Extirpated 0
Presumed Extirpated 0
California Endemic:
California Island:
States: Name (Code)
Arizona (AZ), California (CA), Nevada (NV)
California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
San Bernardino (SBD)
Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Castle Peaks (3511532), Cima (3511525), Crescent Peak (3511542), Ivanpah (3511533), Mid Hills (3511524)
Notes:
Definitions of codes following a county and/or quad:
* Presumed extirpated
(?) Occurrence confirmed, but possibly extirpated
Quad and county data is imported from the CNDDB. Species may be present in other areas where conditions are favorable. These data should NOT be substituted for pre-project review or for on-site surveys.
Presumed Extant
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