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
Visit the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Species Profile link below for links to listing and other USFWS documents.
- Listed Endangered 1979
- Recovery Plan 1985 (PDF, 1.3 MB)
Threats
- Collection for horticulture
- Livestock trampling
- Fire