HomeCaryophyllalesCactaceaeConsolea
Occurrence

No record number

Endangered

April 6, 2003

United States

This occurrence of Consolea spinosissima (Mill.) Lem. was collected on April 6, 2003 in United States. Flora of the World includes 6 field photographs documenting this occurrence, all of which are displayed here.

Opuntia spinosissima--FL. Fairchild Trop. Gard. 7 Apr 03. 341.jpg

Opuntia spinosissima--FL. Fairchild Trop. Gard. 7 Apr 03. 341.jpg

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Caryophyllales

Family

Cactaceae

Genus

Consolea

Specific Epithet

spinosissima

Authorship

(Mill.) Lem.

Taxonomic Opinions

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 0.7

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Endangered

IUCN Red List

EDGE score

0.3

Global rank

#154,764 of 335,497

Top 47%

Extinction probability

49%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →