Taxon:  Pelecyphora sneedii (Britton & Rose) D. Aquino & Dan. Sánchez subsp. sneedii



Summary
Genus:
Pelecyphora
Family:
Cactaceae
Subfamily:
Cactoideae
Tribe:
Cacteae
Nomen number:
496297
Verified:
02/16/2022 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Pelecyphora sneedii (Britton & Rose) D. Aquino & Dan. Sánchez (0 active accession[s])
Pelecyphora sneedii (Britton & Rose) D. Aquino & Dan. Sánchez subsp. orcuttii (Boed.) D. Aquino & Dan. Sánchez (0 active accession[s])
Conservation Status
CITES Appendix I – Endangered, at Risk of Extinction
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
EnglishLee's pincushion as Escobaria sneedii var. leei1Anderson, E. F. 2001. The cactus family Note: = Escobaria sneedii subsp. leei
EnglishSneed's cory cactus as Escobaria sneedii var. sneedii1Anderson, E. F. 2001. The cactus family Note: = Escobaria sneedii subsp. sneedii
EnglishSneed's escobaria as Escobaria sneedii var. sneedii1Anderson, E. F. 2001. The cactus family Note: = Escobaria sneedii subsp. sneedii
EnglishSneed's pincushion as Escobaria sneedii var. sneedii1Anderson, E. F. 2001. The cactus family Note: = Escobaria sneedii subsp. sneedii
EnglishSneed's pincushion cactus as Coryphantha sneedii1United States Fish and Wildlife Service. U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. Species Information: threatened and endangered animals and plants (on-line resource). Note: = Coryphantha sneedii var. sneedii
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouth-Central U.S.A.United StatesNew MexicoDona Ana, Eddy, & Luna Cos.FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. Note: = Coryphantha sneedii
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouth-Central U.S.A.United StatesTexas  
Native
Northern America
  • SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [New Mexico (Dona Ana, Eddy, & Luna Cos.), Texas]

Reference(s)
  1. FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. Note: = Coryphantha sneedii
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=496297. Accessed 12 May 2026.