Accession Data
Echinocereus nivosus
Family: Cactaceae
Country of Origin: Mexico (Sierra Madre Oriental endemic)
Description: This species is endemic to Mexico, and is found only in the southeastern part of the state of Coahuila on the Sierra Madre Oriental at elevations of around 2,000 m asl. The species is known only from two collections from the same location. It is critically endangered due to over-collection.2
Accession Data
Accession #: 201500193
Accession Date: 2015-12-21 00:00:00
Bloom Status: 🪴 Not Flowering
Location: 2211
Quantity: 1
Source: Rob Nicholson - Smith College
Provenance:
- Smith# 14315 (possibly 14319?)
Classification
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Subclass: core eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
SubFamily: Cactoideae
Tribe: Phyllocacteae
SubTribe: Echinocereinae
References
- The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Monday, December 21, 2015.
- Echinocereus nivosus at IUCN Redlist. Last accessed on Monday, December 21, 2015.
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