CPC National Collection Plant Profile
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CPC National Collection Plant Profile
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Epithelantha bokei
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Epithelantha bokei is Fully Sponsored |
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Primary
custodian for this plant in the CPC National Collection of Endangered
Plants is: |
Kathleen C. Rice contributed to this Plant Profile. |
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Epithelantha bokei is a beautiful, low growing cactus covered so densely with hair-spines that plants appear completely white. These cacti are partially submerged in the ground, with 2-3 cm of stem height above ground level (Correll and Johnson 1970). During drought periods, plants draw back down to ground level to conserve moisture. Flowers are a pale pink, very delicate and appear in July. Fruits are smooth, approximately 1 cm long and bright red.
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References |
Correll, D.S.; Johnston, M.C. 1970. Manual of the vascular plants of Texas. Renner: Texas Research Foundation. 1881p. |
Kartesz, J.T. 1993. Species distribution data for vascular plants of 70 geographical areas, from unpublished data files at the North Carolina Botanical Garden. |
Kartesz, J.T. 1996. Species distribution data at state and province level for vascular plant taxa of the United States, Canada, and Greenland (accepted records), from unpublished data files at the North Carolina Botanical Garden. |
Kartesz, J.T. 1999. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the U.S., Canada, and Greenland. In: Kartesz, J.T.; Meacham, C.A., editors. Synthesis of the North American Flora, Version 1.0. North Carolina Botanical Garden. Chapel Hill, NC. |
(2000). Center for Plant Conservation's National Living Collection--Profiles. Desert Botanical Garden. http://www.dbg.org/Collections/cpc.html. Accessed: 2002. |
(2002). Botany: Investigator's Annual Reports. The National Park Service: Big Bend National Park. http://www.nps.gov/bibe/iar/botany.htm. Accessed: 2002. |
Figueira, J.E.C; Vasconcellos, N.J., Garcia, M.A.; Souza, A.L.T . 1994. Saurochory in Melocactus violaceus (Cactaceae). Biotropica. 26, 3: 295-301. |
Nobel, P.S.; Geller, G.N.; Kee, S.C.; Zimmerman, A.D. 1986. temperatures and thermal tolerances for cacti exposed to high temperatures near the soil surface. Plant, Cell & Environment. 9, 4: 279-288. |
USFWS. 1983. Review of plant taxa for listing as endangered or threatened species. Federal Register. 48, 229: 53640-53670. |
| This profile was updated on 3/4/2010 |