Knowledge (XXG)

Sclerocactus wetlandicus

Source 📝

33: 92: 52: 570: 286:
This cactus has a spherical or cylindrical shape, a green or bluish color, and a waxy texture. It grows up to 15 centimeters tall by 12 wide. There are several white, tan, or black radial spines and a few brown, black, or reddish central spines on each
273:
is threatened by a number of processes and human activities. This plant is federally listed as a threatened species of the United States. Until 1989 it was included under the description of
291:. The radial spines are up to 2 centimeters long, the central spines sometimes a bit longer. The fragrant funnel-shaped flowers are up to 5 centimeters long by 5 wide. They have pink 32: 279:, a threatened cactus. When it was separated and elevated to species status it retained the threatened designation. Sources vary in whether they recognize the separation from 392:
in the area, and there is associated activities in the habitat such as road construction and maintenance and pipeline installation and maintenance, which cause
920: 690: 900: 755: 703: 494:
12-month Finding on a Petition To List Sclerocactus brevispinus (Pariette cactus) as an Endangered or Threatened Species; Taxonomic Change From
820: 477: 534: 910: 930: 729: 59: 430: 925: 760: 362: 632: 369:. Despite its being limited to one region, it is found in many locations there and its population could number 30,000. 91: 742: 833: 574: 259: 838: 373: 682: 550: 915: 677: 594: 334: 316: 905: 708: 393: 264: 205: 493: 664: 275: 358: 41: 786: 872: 409: 322: 86: 825: 794: 641: 530: 799: 773: 381: 303: 311: 129: 812: 807: 328: 152: 116: 894: 768: 877: 646: 580: 182: 851: 781: 716: 626: 397: 250: 617: 172: 747: 389: 366: 864: 446: 569: 859: 611: 377: 242: 142: 656: 695: 401: 385: 721: 351: 339: 307: 288: 234: 162: 588: 846: 734: 292: 103: 76: 70: 669: 405: 357:
This cactus grows throughout the Uinta Basin of Utah, mainly in
299: 246: 592: 347: 343: 372:
Threats to the species include damage to the habitat during
249:
in the United States, where it is known only from the
601: 263:, the species endemic to the Pariette Draw of 302:slopes with rough, rocky soils littered with 8: 589: 50: 31: 20: 257:, but this name is more appropriate for 420: 338:. The cactus flowers are pollinated by 472: 470: 468: 466: 426: 424: 7: 921:Endemic flora of the United States 529:. Pentland, Oregon: Timber Press. 14: 839:urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:284775-2 568: 90: 295:, the outer ones tinged brown. 901:NatureServe vulnerable species 1: 525:Anderson, Edward F. (2001). 283:; Anderson (2001) does not. 253:. It may also be called the 239:Uinta Basin hookless cactus 947: 911:Cacti of the United States 314:includes such species as 237:known by the common name 211: 204: 87:Scientific classification 85: 68: 48: 39: 30: 23: 931:Plants described in 1989 633:Sclerocactus wetlandicus 603:Sclerocactus wetlandicus 583:Sclerocactus wetlandicus 581:USDA Plants Profile for 575:Sclerocactus wetlandicus 552:Sclerocactus wetlandicus 500:Sclerocactus brevispinus 479:Sclerocactus wetlandicus 432:Sclerocactus wetlandicus 400:. Other damage includes 388:. There are many active 271:Sclerocactus wetlandicus 260:Sclerocactus brevispinus 230:Sclerocactus wetlandicus 215:Sclerocactus wetlandicus 25:Sclerocactus wetlandicus 556:Flora of North America. 436:The Nature Conservancy. 374:hydrocarbon exploration 335:Achnatherum hymenoides 317:Atriplex confertifolia 926:Duchesne County, Utah 394:habitat fragmentation 342:, probably including 233:is a rare species of 577:at Wikimedia Commons 496:Sclerocactus glaucus 447:"Appendices | CITES" 408:production, and the 298:This plant grows on 276:Sclerocactus glaucus 515:September 18, 2007. 310:. The desert shrub 197:S. wetlandicus 42:Conservation status 323:Pleuraphis jamesii 888: 887: 795:Open Tree of Life 595:Taxon identifiers 573:Media related to 536:978-0-88192-498-5 527:The Cactus Family 481:Recovery Outline. 226: 225: 80: 63: 16:Species of cactus 938: 881: 880: 868: 867: 855: 854: 842: 841: 829: 828: 816: 815: 803: 802: 790: 789: 777: 776: 764: 763: 751: 750: 738: 737: 725: 724: 712: 711: 699: 698: 686: 685: 673: 672: 660: 659: 650: 649: 637: 636: 635: 622: 621: 620: 590: 572: 557: 548: 542: 540: 522: 516: 513:Federal Register 490: 484: 474: 461: 460: 458: 457: 443: 437: 428: 382:off-road vehicle 217: 95: 94: 74: 57: 54: 53: 35: 21: 946: 945: 941: 940: 939: 937: 936: 935: 891: 890: 889: 884: 876: 871: 863: 858: 850: 845: 837: 832: 824: 819: 811: 806: 798: 793: 785: 780: 772: 767: 759: 754: 746: 741: 733: 728: 720: 715: 707: 702: 694: 689: 681: 676: 668: 663: 655: 653: 645: 640: 631: 630: 625: 616: 615: 610: 597: 565: 560: 549: 545: 537: 524: 523: 519: 491: 487: 475: 464: 455: 453: 445: 444: 440: 429: 422: 418: 312:plant community 265:Duchesne County 255:Pariette cactus 222: 219: 213: 200: 89: 81: 64: 55: 51: 44: 17: 12: 11: 5: 944: 942: 934: 933: 928: 923: 918: 913: 908: 903: 893: 892: 886: 885: 883: 882: 878:wfo-0001262057 869: 856: 843: 830: 817: 804: 791: 778: 765: 752: 739: 726: 713: 700: 687: 674: 661: 651: 638: 623: 607: 605: 599: 598: 593: 587: 586: 578: 564: 563:External links 561: 559: 558: 543: 535: 517: 508:S. wetlandicus 485: 462: 438: 419: 417: 414: 329:Artemisia nova 224: 223: 220: 209: 208: 202: 201: 194: 192: 188: 187: 180: 176: 175: 170: 166: 165: 160: 156: 155: 153:Caryophyllales 150: 146: 145: 140: 133: 132: 127: 120: 119: 114: 107: 106: 101: 97: 96: 83: 82: 69: 66: 65: 49: 46: 45: 40: 37: 36: 28: 27: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 943: 932: 929: 927: 924: 922: 919: 917: 916:Flora of Utah 914: 912: 909: 907: 904: 902: 899: 898: 896: 879: 874: 870: 866: 861: 857: 853: 848: 844: 840: 835: 831: 827: 822: 818: 814: 809: 805: 801: 796: 792: 788: 783: 779: 775: 770: 766: 762: 757: 753: 749: 744: 740: 736: 731: 727: 723: 718: 714: 710: 705: 701: 697: 692: 688: 684: 679: 675: 671: 666: 662: 658: 652: 648: 643: 639: 634: 628: 624: 619: 613: 609: 608: 606: 604: 600: 596: 591: 585: 584: 579: 576: 571: 567: 566: 562: 555: 553: 547: 544: 538: 532: 528: 521: 518: 514: 511: 509: 505: 501: 497: 489: 486: 482: 480: 473: 471: 469: 467: 463: 452: 448: 442: 439: 435: 433: 427: 425: 421: 415: 413: 411: 407: 403: 399: 395: 391: 387: 383: 379: 375: 370: 368: 364: 360: 359:Uintah County 355: 353: 349: 345: 341: 337: 336: 331: 330: 325: 324: 319: 318: 313: 309: 305: 301: 296: 294: 290: 284: 282: 278: 277: 272: 268: 266: 262: 261: 256: 252: 248: 244: 240: 236: 232: 231: 218: 216: 210: 207: 206:Binomial name 203: 199: 198: 193: 190: 189: 186: 185: 181: 178: 177: 174: 171: 168: 167: 164: 161: 158: 157: 154: 151: 148: 147: 144: 141: 138: 135: 134: 131: 128: 125: 122: 121: 118: 117:Tracheophytes 115: 112: 109: 108: 105: 102: 99: 98: 93: 88: 84: 78: 72: 67: 61: 47: 43: 38: 34: 29: 26: 22: 19: 906:Sclerocactus 813:tro-50201288 602: 582: 551: 546: 526: 520: 512: 507: 503: 499: 495: 488: 478: 454:. Retrieved 450: 441: 431: 410:introduction 371: 356: 333: 327: 321: 315: 297: 285: 280: 274: 270: 269: 258: 254: 238: 229: 228: 227: 214: 212: 196: 195: 184:Sclerocactus 183: 136: 123: 110: 24: 18: 782:NatureServe 717:iNaturalist 627:Wikispecies 483:April 2010. 398:edge effect 367:tributaries 363:Green River 251:Uinta Basin 221:Hochstätter 169:Subfamily: 130:Angiosperms 60:NatureServe 56:Vulnerable 895:Categories 808:Plant List 504:S. glaucus 456:2022-01-14 416:References 412:of weeds. 361:along the 281:S. glaucus 173:Cactoideae 73:Appendix I 683:242415287 451:cites.org 390:oil wells 384:use, and 191:Species: 163:Cactaceae 100:Kingdom: 865:50201288 860:Tropicos 847:Species+ 787:2.817003 735:937123-1 618:Q2260409 612:Wikidata 396:and the 378:poaching 365:and its 241:. It is 159:Family: 143:Eudicots 800:5761276 696:7280037 670:2876605 492:USFWS. 476:USFWS. 402:erosion 386:grazing 352:beetles 340:insects 304:cobbles 243:endemic 179:Genus: 149:Order: 104:Plantae 75: ( 58: ( 821:PLANTS 774:181377 761:908403 748:121140 722:168682 709:446491 654:ECOS: 541:p. 626 533:  506:, and 350:, and 332:, and 308:gravel 293:tepals 289:areole 235:cactus 852:50438 647:4VP8K 137:Clade 124:Clade 111:Clade 77:CITES 71:CITES 834:POWO 826:SCWE 769:IUCN 756:ITIS 730:IPNI 704:GRIN 691:GBIF 657:9037 531:ISBN 406:dust 348:ants 344:bees 306:and 300:mesa 247:Utah 873:WFO 743:ISC 678:FNA 665:EoL 642:CoL 498:to 245:to 897:: 875:: 862:: 849:: 836:: 823:: 810:: 797:: 784:: 771:: 758:: 745:: 732:: 719:: 706:: 693:: 680:: 667:: 644:: 629:: 614:: 502:, 465:^ 449:. 423:^ 404:, 380:, 376:, 354:. 346:, 326:, 320:, 267:. 139:: 126:: 113:: 554:. 539:. 510:. 459:. 434:. 79:) 62:)

Index


Conservation status
NatureServe
CITES
CITES
Scientific classification
Edit this classification
Plantae
Tracheophytes
Angiosperms
Eudicots
Caryophyllales
Cactaceae
Cactoideae
Sclerocactus
Binomial name
cactus
endemic
Utah
Uinta Basin
Sclerocactus brevispinus
Duchesne County
Sclerocactus glaucus
areole
tepals
mesa
cobbles
gravel
plant community
Atriplex confertifolia

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.