CNPS Inventory Plant Detail

Grusonia parishii

Common Name:	Parish's club-cholla
Family:	Cactaceae
Synonyms:
Element Code:	PDCAC0D2H0
Full Name:	Grusonia parishii (Orcutt) Pinkava
USDA PLANTS Symbol:	GRPA11

Biology
Lifeform: perennial stem succulent Blooming Period: May - July Habitat: sandy, rocky. • Joshua tree woodland • Mojavean desert scrub • Sonoran desert scrub

Rarity Status
CA Rare Plant Rank: 2.2 Rare, threatened, or endangered in California, but more common elsewhere .2: Fairly endangered in California Federal Listing Status: Not Listed State Listing Status: Not Listed State Rank: S2? S2: Imperiled. Global Rank: G3G4 G3: Vulnerable. G4: Apparently secure, considering populations outside California.

Occurrence Data from DFG
California Natural Diversity Database

Total # of Known Element Occurrences: 35
Element Occurrence Ranks:

A B C D X U

3 8 5 5 0 14

Population Status:

Historic >20 yrs	Recent <=20 yrs
6	29

Presence:

Present Extant	Possibly Extirpated	Extirpated
35	0	0

Notes
Threatened by solar energy development. See Opuntia parishii in The Jepson Manual (1993). See West Amer. Sci. 10:1 (1896) for original description and J. Arizona-Nevada Acad. Sci. 32: 50 (1999) for revised nomenclature. To submit rare plant observation data, use the CNDDB field survey form. Please see also the CNPS Rare Plant Data page. Date Added: 2007-03-20 Last Update: 2010-03-15

Location

Elevation: 300 - 1524 meters

California Endemic: no

States: California, Arizona, Nevada, Texas

California Counties and Islands: name (code)
Imperial (IMP) ?, Riverside (RIV), San Bernardino (SBD)

Quads: name (DWR code) USGS code
Harpers Well (030C)? 33115A8, Buzzard Spring (079D) 33115G5, Malapai Hill (081A) 33116H1, Indian Cove (102C) 34116A2, Queen Mtn. (102D) 34116A1, Joshua Tree North (103A) 34116B3, Bannock (173A)? 34114H7, Grotto Hills (199B) 35115B2, Hackberry Mountain (199C) 35115A2, Crescent Peak (224B) 35115D2, Castle Peaks (224C) 35115C2, Hart Peak (224D) 35115C1, Mineral Hill (225B) 35115D4, Ivanpah (225D) 35115C3, Mescal Range (226A) 35115D5, Valley Wells (226B) 35115D6, Cima Dome (226D) 35115C5, Ivanpah Lake (248C) 35115E4, Mesquite Lake (249A) 35115F5, Clark Mtn. (249D) 35115E5

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

3232

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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