
| Taxonomy | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scientific Name: | Grusonia pulchella | ||||
| Common name: | sand cholla | ||||
| Family: | Cactaceae | Minor Group: | Dicot | Major Group: | Vascular Plant |
| Rank and Status | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Global Rank: | G4 | Endemic: | No | Native Status: | Native |
| Subnational (State) Rank: | S2S3 | Sand Dunes: | Yes | ||
| NNHP Track Status: | At-Risk List | Wetland: | No |
| Other Agency Status | Status | Last Updated | Status Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bureau of Land Management - Nevada | Sensitive | 2011-12-19 | 2011 BLM List |
| State of Nevada | Protected as a cactus, yucca, or Christmas tree | ||
| Nevada Native Plant Society | Dropped, no longer of concern |
| Distribution (NV Counties) |
|---|
Churchill | Douglas | Esmeralda | Lander |
Lyon | Mineral | Nye | Pershing |
Washoe | White Pine |
Lincoln |
| Summary Occurrence Data | |
|---|---|
| Occurrence Count: | 37 |
| Last Observed: | 2002 |
| Total Observed Area (hectares): | 176 |
| Maximum Known Elevation (m): | 1530 |
| Minimum Known Elevation (m): | 1204 |
| Links |
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| Grusonia pulchella data at NatureServe |
| Grusonia pulchella photos and data at Encyclopedia of Life |
| Character Abstract | |
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| Phenology Comments: | Flowering mostly mid-May to mid-June. |
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| Habitat Comments: | Dry, open, loose, mostly sandy soils, sometimes gravelly or rocky (especially carbonate) soils, of valley floors and gentle slopes in the shadscale, mixed shrub, sagebrush, and lower pinyon-juniper zones. |
| Ecology Comments: | |
| Inventory Comments: | Not yet systematically surveyed in Nevada. |
| Inventory Needs: | |
| Version Date: |
whole plant in flower Photographer:Copyright Gary Monroe, Nevada Native Plant Society Photo Date: | close-up of flower Photographer:Copyright Gary Monroe, Nevada Native Plant Society Photo Date: | Large Grusonia pulchella plant with small Echinocereus englemanii Photographer: Janel Johnson, for US Forest Service Photo Date:2004-05-27 |