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Pediocactus sileri (Siler pediocactus; siler pincushion cactus; Siler's pincushion cactus)

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Wikipedia Abstract

Sclerocactus sileri, the Siler fishhook cactus, is a rare and very small cactus found mostly in mineral-rich desert areas of intermediate elevations, notably in the American states of Utah, Nevada, and northern Arizona.
View Wikipedia Record: Pediocactus sileri

Endangered Species

Status: Vulnerable
View IUCN Record: Pediocactus sileri

Attributes

Lifespan [1]  Perennial
Structure [1]  Shrub

Predators

Spilococcus mamillariae (Cactus mealybug)[2]

External References

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Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1USDA Plants Database, U. S. Department of Agriculture
♦ 2Ben-Dov, Y., Miller, D.R. & Gibson, G.A.P. ScaleNet 4 November 2009
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0