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12-22-2016

Coryphantha minima

Coryphantha minima NatureServe Explorer Species Reports — NatureServe Explorer is a source for authoritative conservation information on more than 50,000 plants, animals and ecological communtities of the U.S and Canada. NatureServe Explorer provides in-depth information on rare and endangered species, but includes common plants and animals too. NatureServe Explorer is a product of NatureServe in collaboration with the Natural Heritage Network.

ITIS Reports — Coryphantha minima ITIS (the Integrated Taxonomic Information System) is a source for authoritative taxonomic information on plants, animals, fungi, and microbes of North America and the world.

FWS Digital Media Library — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s National Digital Library is a searchable collection of selected images, historical artifacts, audio clips, publications, and video.Escobaria minima (syn. Coryphantha minima) is a rare species of cactus known by the common names Nellie cory cactusNellie’s pincushion cactusbirdfoot cactus, and others. It is a very popular species among cactus collectors. This is one reason why it is a highly endangered species in the wild today. This cactus is found only in Brewster County, Texas, in the United States, where there are three populations remaining near Marathon. The cactus is limited to one outcrop in the Marathon Uplift, where it grows in rocky novaculite soils. It was added to the endangered species list in 1979.

Detailed information
Full Name: Nellie Cory cactus (Coryphantha minima)
Where found: Wherever found
Critical Habitat:N/A
Species Group:Flowering Plants
Current listing status
Status Date Listed Lead Region Where Listed
Endangered 12/08/1979 Southwest Region (Region 2) Wherever found
  • States/US Territories in which the Nellie Cory cactus, Wherever found is known to or is believed to occur: Texas
  • US Counties in which the Nellie Cory cactus, Wherever found is known to or is believed to occur: View All
Recovery
No critical habitat rules have been published for the Nellie Cory cactus.
Date
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Plan Action Status
Plan Status
09/20/1984 Nellie Cory Cactus View Implementation Progress Final
Date
Title
Plan Action Status
Plan Status
09/20/1984 Nellie Cory Cactus View Implementation Progress Final
Date
Citation Page
Title
Document Type
02/11/2009 74 FR 6917 6919 5-Year Reviews of 23 Southwestern Species
  • Notice 5-year Review, Initiation
Date
Title
02/10/2012 Nellie's Cory Cactus and Davis's Green Pitaya - 5-yr-review
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