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Threatened, Endangered, and Proposed (TEP) Plant Profile

Echinocereus fendleri var. kuenzleri. Photo Reggie Fletcher, U.S. Forest Service.

Kuenzler hedgehog cactus grows on gravelly limestone hilltops in open pinyon-juniper woodland on the Lincoln National Forest, New Mexico. The small white flags mark the locations of Kuenzler hedgehog cactus plants. Photo by U.S. Forest Service.

Echinocereus fendleri var. kuenzleri range map.
Echinocereus fendleri var. kuenzleri, Kuenzler hedgehog cactus
ESA Status
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Threats
- Collection for horticulture
- Livestock trampling
- Fire
Conservation Status
National Forest and Grassland Occurrence
For More Information
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U.S. Forest Service
Rangeland Management
Botany Program
1400 Independence Ave., SW, Mailstop Code: 1103
Washington DC 20250-1103

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Location: http://www.fs.fed.us/wildflowers/rareplants/profiles/tep/echinocereus_fendleri_kuenzleri/index.shtml
Last modified: Wednesday, 13-Oct-2010 14:36:22 EDT