Species Details

Escobaria vivipara var. rosea

viviparous foxtail cactus

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Classification

Scientific Name: Escobaria vivipara (Nutt.) Buxb. var. rosea (Clokey) D.R. Hunt
Common Name: viviparous foxtail cactus
Family:	Cactaceae
Element Code:	PDCAC0X0G8
USDA Plants Symbol:
Synonyms/Other Names: Coryphantha vivipara (Nutt.) Britt. & Rose var. rosea (Clokey) L. Benson

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	2B.2
Fed List:	None
State List:	None
Global Rank:	G5T3
State Rank:	S1
Other Status:
CRPR Changes: changed from 2.2 to 2B.2 on 2013-06-12
Add Date:	1980-01-01
Date Edited:	2024-03-06

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: perennial stem

Blooming Period: May-Jun

Elevation:
1250 - 2700 meters
4100 - 8860 feet

General Habitats:

Mojavean desert scrub
Pinyon and juniper woodland

Microhabitat Details:

Microhabitat:

Carbonate

Notes

Notes: Threatened by horticultural collecting. Possibly threatened by vehicles and recreation. A synonym of Escobaria vivipara var. rosea in The Jepson Manual. See Madroño 7(3):75 (1943) for original description.
Threats:
Taxonomy:

Threat List Data from the CNDDB

THREAT LIST:
Threat List Total:	3
	Total EOs	% of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed:	2	10 %
Development	1	5%
Foot traffic/trampling	1	5%
Other	1	5%

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Element Occurrence Ranks:
Total Occurrences:					20
A	B	C	D	X	U
0	1	0	1	0	18

Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years	12
Recent <=20 Years	8

Presence:
Presumed Extant	20
Possibly Extirpated	0
Presumed Extirpated	0

Location

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)
Cima (3511525), Cima Dome (3511535), Clark Mtn. (3511555), Ivanpah (3511533), Joshua (3511534), Mescal Range (3511545), Mid Hills (3511524), Pachalka Spring (3511556), Pinto Valley (3511523), Valley Wells (3511546)

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.

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