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Threatened, Endangered, and Proposed (TEP) Plant Profile

Sclerocactus glaucus in flower.
Sclerocactus glaucus. Photo by Barry C. Johnston.

Sclerocactus glaucus habitat.
Sclerocactus glaucus habitat. Photo by Barry C. Johnston.

Sclerocactus glaucus range map.
Sclerocactus glaucus range map.

Sclerocactus glaucus, Uinta Basin hookless cactus

ESA Status

Visit the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Species Profile link below for links to listing and other USFWS documents.

Threats

  • Collecting by cactus growers
  • Mineral and energy development activities, including prospecting, drilling, mining, and processing
  • Rock quarrying and gold dredging
  • Water developments
  • Pesticide use to control rangeland pests

Conservation Status

National Forest and Grassland Occurrence

More Information

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/sclerocactus_glaucus/index.shtml
Last modified: Wednesday, 13-Oct-2010 14:36:43 EDT