Pediocactus sileri is a rare species of cactus known by the common names Siler's pincushion cactus and gypsum cactus (or gypsum plains cactus). It is native to southwestern Utah and northwestern Arizona in the United States. It is limited to a specific type of soil, individuals are often spaced far apart, and the species is threatened by a number of human activities such as off-road vehicle use, poaching, and uranium mining.[2] This is a federally listed threatened species of the United States.
Pediocactussileri is a rare species of cactus known by the common names Siler's pincushion cactus and gypsum cactus (or gypsum plains cactus). It is native...
Pediocactus (Greek: πεδίον (pedion) means "plain", "flat", "field") is a genus of cacti. The genus comprises between 6 and 11 species, depending upon...
name Sclerocactus sileri, treating Pediocactussileri as a synonym. His description largely matches the description of Pediocactussileri in the Flora of...
of Threatened Species. doi:10.2305/iucn.uk.2013-2.rlts.t40820a2934278.en. IUCN Red List report on Pediocactussileri (Siler's Pincushion Cactus) v t e...
likely to be present. Sclerocactus was once reduced to synonymy with Pediocactus—but this is not accepted; these genera are not closely related. The following...
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