CNPS Inventory Plant Detail

Coryphantha chlorantha

Common Name:	desert pincushion
Family:	Cactaceae
Synonyms:
Element Code:	PDCAC040J0
Full Name:	Coryphantha chlorantha (Engelm.) Britt. & Rose
USDA PLANTS Symbol:

Biology
Lifeform: perennial stem succulent Blooming Period: April - September Habitat: carbonate, gravelly, rocky. • Joshua tree woodland • Mojavean desert scrub • Pinyon and juniper woodland

Rarity Status
CA Rare Plant Rank: 2.1 Rare, threatened, or endangered in California, but more common elsewhere .1: Seriously endangered in California Federal Listing Status: Not Listed State Listing Status: Not Listed State Rank: S2 S2: Imperiled. Global Rank: G2G3 G2: Imperiled. G3: Vulnerable.

Occurrence Data from DFG
California Natural Diversity Database

Total # of Known Element Occurrences: 70
Element Occurrence Ranks:

A B C D X U

2 18 13 0 0 37

Population Status:

Historic >20 yrs	Recent <=20 yrs
7	63

Presence:

Present Extant	Possibly Extirpated	Extirpated
70	0	0

Notes
Threatened by road construction, pipeline construction, and solar and wind energy development. See Cact. 4: 43 (1923) for original description. To submit rare plant observation data, use the CNDDB field survey form. Please see also the CNPS Rare Plant Data page. Date Added: 2006-11-08 Last Update: 2011-09-19

Location

Elevation: 45 - 1705 meters

California Endemic: no

States: California, Arizona, Nevada, Utah

California Counties and Islands: name (code)
Inyo (INY), San Bernardino (SBD)

Quads: name (DWR code) USGS code
Parker (095A) 34114B3, Grotto Hills (199B) 35115B2, Mid Hills (200B) 35115B4, Mineral Hill (225B) 35115D4, Mescal Range (226A) 35115D5, Valley Wells (226B) 35115D6, Turquoise Mtn. (227B) 35115D8, Halloran Springs (227C) 35115C8, State Line Pass (248B) 35115F4, Ivanpah Lake (248C) 35115E4, Mesquite Mountains (249B) 35115F6, Clark Mtn. (249D) 35115E5, Kingston Spring (250C) 35115E8, East of Kingston Spring (250D)? 35115E7, Horse Thief Springs (274C) 35115G8, Echo Canyon (323B) 36116D6, Lees Camp (345C) 36116E6

Notes:

Definitions of codes preceding a county and/or quad:
*		Presumed extirpated
?		Uncertain about distribution or identity
?*		Uncertain about distribution, but presumed extirpated if once present
(?)		Occurrence confirmed, but possibly extirpated

Species may be present in other areas where conditions are favorable.

Presumed Extant

Presumed Extirpated or Unknown

3190

Links to Leading Resources of Taxon Information
USDA PLANTS Calflora CalPhotos Consortium of California Herbaria California Department of Fish and Game: CNDDB Quick Viewer

Suggested Citation
California Native Plant Society (CNPS). Inventory of Rare and Endangered Plants (online edition, v8-01a). California Native Plant Society. Sacramento, CA. Accessed on .

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