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echinocereus viridiflorus var davisii
12-22-2016

Echinocereus viridiflorus var. davisii

Echinocereus viridiflorus var. davisii 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 — Echinocereus viridiflorus var. davisii 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.Description: Echinocereus viridiflorus var. davisii is the tiniest Echinocereus species, and one of the smallest cacti in the world, plants are extremely diminutive and mostly subterranean (geophytes), usually do not offset.

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.Echinocereus viridiflorus is a species of cactus known by the common names nylon hedgehog cactus, green pitaya, and small-flowered hedgehog cactus. It is native to the central and south-central United States and northern Mexico, where it can be found in varied habitat types, including desert scrub, woodlands, dry grasslands, and short-grass prairie.

Detailed information
Full Name: Davis' Green pitaya (Echinocereus viridiflorus var. davisii)
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 Davis' Green pitaya, Wherever found is known to or is believed to occur: Texas
  • US Counties in which the Davis' Green pitaya, Wherever found is known to or is believed to occur: View All
Recovery
No critical habitat rules have been published for the Davis' Green pitaya.
Date
Title
Plan Action Status
Plan Status
09/20/1984 Davis' Green Pitaya Cactus View Implementation Progress Final
Date
Title
Plan Action Status
Plan Status
09/20/1984 Davis' Green Pitaya 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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