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1184:NatureServe imperiled species
639:Anderson, Edward F. (2001).
404:Echinocereus triglochidiatus
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456:Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus
412:Simpson's pincushion cactus
282:Uinta Basin hookless cactus
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614:Sclerocactus brevispinus
432:Krascheninnikovia lanata
362:-dominated desert shrub
269:Sclerocactus wetlandicus
263:Sclerocactus brevispinus
239:Colorado hookless cactus
706:USDA Plants Profile of
577:Flora of North America.
479:hydrocarbon exploration
272:, two cacti endemic to
221:(K.Schumann) L.D.Benson
487:TransColorado Pipeline
464:Sporobolus cryptandrus
372:Atriplex confertifolia
524:. Arlington, Virginia
448:Gutierrezia sarothrae
416:Pediocactus simpsonii
233:is a rare species of
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758:Sclerocactus glaucus
728:Sclerocactus glaucus
708:Sclerocactus glaucus
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666:Sclerocactus glaucus
610:Sclerocactus glaucus
590:Sclerocactus glaucus
588:Taxonomic Change of
573:Sclerocactus glaucus
544:"Appendices | CITES"
520:Sclerocactus glaucus
516:NatureServe (2024).
230:Sclerocactus glaucus
215:Sclerocactus glaucus
25:Sclerocactus glaucus
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420:prickly pear cactus
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336:floodplains
290:Uinta Basin
169:Subfamily:
130:Angiosperms
60:NatureServe
1178:Categories
959:Plant List
618:S. glaucus
553:2022-01-14
497:References
298:S. glaucus
294:S. glaucus
278:S. glaucus
173:Cactoideae
73:Appendix I
56:Imperiled
1056:Q14944435
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528:6 January
483:livestock
444:snakeweed
428:winterfat
368:shadscale
360:sagebrush
191:Species:
163:Cactaceae
100:Kingdom:
1143:Tropicos
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998:Species+
925:2.832412
873:10202707
860:230763-2
737:Wikidata
671:Archived
491:Poaching
356:saltbush
348:Colorado
332:alluvial
325:gravelly
286:misnomer
255:Montrose
247:Colorado
241:. It is
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312:. The
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