Coryphantha chlorantha Calflora

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Taxon Report

Coryphantha chlorantha (Engelm.) Britton & Rose

Desert pincushion

2021 Sandy Leatherman

2008 Steve Matson

2010 Amber Swanson

2009 Ann Howald

2005 Trent M. Draper

Coryphantha chlorantha is a perennial herb that is native to California.

California Rare Plant Rank: 2B.1 (rare, threatened, or endangered in CA; common elsewhere).


	Plant Range Observation Search (57 records) Plant Characteristics one or more occurrences within a 7.5-minute quadrangle

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Genus:	Coryphantha
Family:	Cactaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + CNPS

Alternate Names:


JEF	Coryphantha deserti
JEF	Coryphantha vivipara var. deserti
JEF	Escobaria deserti
JEF	Escobaria vivipara var. deserti
JEF	Mammillaria deserti

Information about Coryphantha chlorantha from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape CNPS Inventory: 2B.1 Consortium of California Herbaria 2	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2023. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 11/28/2023).