Pelecyphora strobiliformis

Pelecyphora strobiliformis is a species of cactus from Mexico.[1] Its numbers in the wild have been reduced by collecting; it is listed in Appendix I of CITES[1] (meaning that international trade is severely controlled) but only as of "Least Concern" by the IUCN.[2]

Pelecyphora strobiliformis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Subfamily: Cactoideae
Genus: Pelecyphora
Species:
P. strobiliformis
Binomial name
Pelecyphora strobiliformis

References

  1. Anderson, Edward F. (2001), The Cactus Family, Pentland, Oregon: Timber Press, ISBN 978-0-88192-498-5, p. 561
  2. Fitz Maurice, B. & Fitz Maurice, W.A. (2017), "Pelecyphora strobiliformis", IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, International Union for Conservation of Nature, retrieved 2019-07-24


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