Coryphantha sneedii (Britton & Rose) A.Berger

• Region

  North America

• Country

  United States of America

• State/Province

  New Mexico

• County/Municipio

  Dona Ana Co.

• Locality

  ca. 45 air km NE of Las Cruces, White Sands Missile Range, S end of San Andres Mts, Ash Canyon, N fork at Ash Spring, DHC/UTH 355000/3611750

• Township, Range, Section

  T19S, R4E, S21 SW corner

• Elevation

  Alt. 1715 m. (5627 ft.)

• Coordinates

  32.6412, -106.539

• Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

  969

• Georeferencing Method

  GEOLocate Web Application. Used GEOLocate Web Application to convert Township Range Section coordinates (Public Land Survey System) to decimal degree (high precision).

• Geodetic Datum

  WGS84

• Location Notes

  [US & Canada]

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

BOTANICAL
^ARDE**
YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
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10142 ESCOBARIA SANDBERG 11 Castetter,
Pierce, i Schwerin
* Coryphantha sneedii {Britt. It Rose) Berger var.
sandbergii {Castetter, Pierce, Schwerin) A. Zi«aer«an
(ined.)
Coll. R. Spellenberg, H. Hahrt
27 Apr 1990
NEW MEXICO, Dona Ana CO., ca. 45 air
ki NE of Las Cruces, White Sands
Hissile Range, S end of San Andres Hts., Ash Canyon, N
fork at Ash Spring, Sti corner Sec. 21, T19S, R4E,
DHC/UTH 355000/3611750, elev. 1715 «.
Canyon side, above springs and seeps with Fraxinus,
Carex, Aquilegia; on sides of canyon Dasylirion,
Fouquieria, Rhus choriophylla, Acacia.
Occasional on aliost barren liiestone, W slope ca.
30°; heads 2-12 per clu«p, ht. 7 ca, diaaeter of ste« 5
ci or less; flowers dull pink? sain spines spreading.
Distributed fro« NHC to: NNC, NY
Ar#y Corps of Engineers Long Ter« Trend Analysis study
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