Echinocereus nivosus
| Echinocereus nivosus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Cactaceae |
| Subfamily: | Cactoideae |
| Genus: | Echinocereus |
| Species: | E. nivosus
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| Binomial name | |
| Echinocereus nivosus R.A.Foster and Glass (1978)[2]
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Echinocereus nivosus is a species of cactus native to Mexico.
Distribution and habitat[]
The species is known only from two collection sites about 2,000 m above sea level in the Sierra Madre Oriental, in the southeastern part of the state of Coahuila. It inhabits exposed sites of limestone rock.[1]
Conservation[]
The species is currently classified as Critically Endangered by the IUCN due to its extremely restricted distribution, apparently low total population size, and being sought after by collectors.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b c Fitz Maurice, B.; Sotomayor, M.; Fitz Maurice, W.A.; Hernández, H.M.; Smith, M. (2013). "Echinocereus nivosus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T152539A648530. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T152539A648530.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ Jensen, Hans Arne (1998). Bibliography on Seed Morphology. A.A. Balkema. p. 51. ISBN 978-9054104506.
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