Pediocactus bradyi

Pediocactus bradyi
CITES Appendix I (CITES)[2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Subfamily: Cactoideae
Genus: Pediocactus
Species:
P. bradyi
Binomial name
Pediocactus bradyi
Synonyms
  • Pediocactus simpsonii subsp. bradyi (L.D.Benson) Halda 1998
  • Puebloa bradyi (L.D.Benson) Doweld 1999
  • Toumeya bradyi (L.D.Benson) Earle 1963

Pediocactus bradyi is a very rare species of cactus known by the common names Brady's pincushion cactus, Brady's hedgehog cactus, and Marble Canyon cactus. It is endemic to Arizona in the US, where it is restricted to Marble Canyon in Coconino County, though its exact distribution is not generally advertised due to poaching concerns.[3][4][5] It is limited to a specific type of soil, it has a small distribution, and the species is threatened by a number of human activities.[3] This has been a federally listed endangered species of the United States since 1979.[5]

  1. ^ "The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010-05-11. Retrieved 2023-12-16.
  2. ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  3. ^ a b Pediocactus bradyi. The Nature Conservancy.
  4. ^ C.Michael Hogan. 2011. Cactus. Topic ed. Arthur Dawson. Ed.-in-chief Cutler J.Cleveland. Encyclopedia of Earth. National Council for Science and the Environment. Washington DC
  5. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference fed was invoked but never defined (see the help page).