| RARE & ENDANGERED CACTI | SPECIAL PROJECTS | ||
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Coryphantha
scheeri var. robustispina ENDANGERED (Coryphantha robustispina) Pima Pineapple Cactus |
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Xerophytic
FERNS Photo Guides to Desert Ferns of Arizona and Texas. UPDATED 12/22/08 |
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Echinocactus
horizonthalonius var. nicholii ENDANGERED Arizona Turk's Head |
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Flora of
the Empire Mountains & Davidson Canyon |
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Echinomastus
erectocentrus var. erectocentrus Needlespine var. acunensis Acuna Cactus |
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AGAVE Notes
Unusual Agave palmeri. A. parryi x schottii hybrid. |
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Coryphantha
recurvata Golden Beehive |
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Stonecrops
& Rock Mat |
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Peniocereus
greggii Night-Blooming Cereus |
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Cryptobiotic Crust
Sonoran Desert soil crust. |
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Lophocereus
schottii Senita Stenocereus thurberi Organ Pipe |
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| COMMON CACTI | |||
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Opuntia
& Cylindropuntia Prickly Pears and Chollas |
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Joshua
Tree National Park Yuccas, Cacti, Wildflowers, Stonecrop, Palm Oases |
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Echinocereus
Hedgehogs and Rainbow Cactus |
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Mammillaria
& Coryphantha Pincushions |
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Ferocactus
Barrel Cacti |
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Sclerocactus
whipplei Fish-hook Cactus |
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appreciation and preservation of Arizona native plants in their Sonoran Desert
home.
All southwestern desert plants
are threatened by loss of habitat to urban development
and destruction due to collection
and off-road vehicle use.
Cattle ranching threatens
ecosystems throughout the West, causing widespread
destruction of vegetation,
streams, and soil.
The result is a patchwork
of impoverished plant communities in a permanently altered landscape.
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