Status: record carnegiea_gigantea - Wed, Feb. 10, 2010 03:26 c

Carnegiea gigantea
common name	saguaro	CalPhotos image Glenn Vargas © 2002 California Academy of Sciences  Follow image link for photo data.
family	Cactaceae
life form	stem succulent
CNPS List	List 2.2 LIST 2: Rare, threatened, or endangered in California, but more common elsewhere.      0.2: Fairly endangered in California
state rank	S1.2     S1: Less than 6 occurrences OR less than 1,000 individuals OR less than 2,000 acres
global rank	G5     G5: demonstrably secure to ineradicable
	Where did the "RED" code go? Where did the "RED" code go? We've simplified our rating system. Read about it here. Under the old system, this plant was "3-2-1" (v6.05d, 9/05). Rarity 3: One to several highly restricted occurrences, or present in such small numbers that it is seldom reported. Endangerment 2: Fairly endangered in California Distribution 1: More or less widespread outside California.
CA state listing	None
federal listing	None

where found	Topographic quads (11): Imperial Reservoir (011E) 3211484, Laguna Dam (011F) 3211474, Little Picacho Peak (012A) 3211485, Bard (012D) 3211475, Buzzards Peak (026A) 3311427, Mount Barrow (026B) 3311428, Palo Verde Peak (041D) 3311437, Cross Roads (094B) 3411422, Gene Wash (120C) 3411432, Whipple Mountains SW (121C) 3411434, Whipple Wash (121D) 3411433 quad data info Quad numbers in parentheses are from the CA Department of Water Resources. The 7-digit numbers are the USGS equivalent. Red marks signify uncertainty[?] or extirpation[*]. See quad list above. A complete key is on the Index by Topo Quad page. Marks are smaller than the quads they represent, and are generally positioned near the center of the quad. In some coastal quads, this will place the mark offshore. Quad boundaries do not coincide with county lines. To confirm county location, refer to the county list below. Counties, states, regions: Imperial (IMP), San Bernardino (SBD), Arizona (AZ), Sonora - Mexico (SO) counties map Quad Mark Identifier CNDDB Quick Viewer Web application for exploring the CNDDB elements reported at the quad level. (broadband recommended) A reminder: Species not recorded for a given area may nonetheless be present, especially where favorable conditions occur.
CNPS habitats	•Sonoran desert scrub (SDScr)(rocky)
blooming period	May-Jun
elevation range	50 - 1500 meters
notes	Need precise locality information for quad 75 in RIV Co. State flower of AZ, where state-listed as Highly Safeguarded. See Journal of the New York Botanical Garden 9:188 (1908) for revised nomenclature.
full name	Carnegiea gigantea (Engelm.) Britt. & Rose
	Additional information:
	standard acronym  CAGI10 Element Code  PDCAC12010
CalFlora	this taxon    related taxa
Jepson Online	Jepson Manual and other resources
Google search	CNPS website    entire web

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Suggested citation: California Native Plant Society (CNPS). 2010. Inventory of Rare and Endangered Plants (online edition, v7-10a). California Native Plant Society. Sacramento, CA. Accessed on Wed, Feb. 10, 2010 from http://www.cnps.org/inventory