Despain's cactus (cultivation)
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Description:
Pediocactus despainii Welsh & Goodrich. A rare, Utah endemic species occurring principally only in Emery County that is federally listed under the Endangered Species Act. This plant in cultivation in northern Utah was grown by a third-party from seeds that were purportedly legally collected.The bronze coloration (in flowers ranging from yellow to peach or pink) in part distinguish it from the related and also rare and also federally listed P. winkleri. April 24, 2007, Salt Lake County, Utah
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- Spermatophytes (seed plants)
- Angiosperms (Dicotyledons)
- Eudicots
- Superasterids
- Caryophyllales
- Cactaceae (cacti)
- Pediocactus (pincushion cactus)
- Pediocactus despainii (Despain's Pincushion Cactus)
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