DISTRIBUTION AND OCCURRENCE
SPECIES: Pediocactus papyracanthus | Grama-Grass Cactus 



GENERAL DISTRIBUTION : 
Grama-grass cactus is found in the southern portion of Navajo County,
Arizona, and from southeast Rio Arriba County and McKinley County to
Grant and Dona Ana counties in New Mexico [1,2].  Additional populations
have been located in Hudspeth County, Texas [1,13].  Grama-grass cactus
is inconspicuous and probably irregular in occurrence; it may be more
widespread than presently known [1,2].


ECOSYSTEMS : 
   FRES35  Pinyon - juniper
   FRES40  Desert grasslands


STATES : 
     AZ  NM  TX


ADMINISTRATIVE UNITS : 
     PEFO  WHSA


BLM PHYSIOGRAPHIC REGIONS : 
    7  Lower Basin and Range
   12  Colorado Plateau


KUCHLER PLANT ASSOCIATIONS : 
   K023  Juniper - pinyon woodland
   K053  Grama - galleta steppe
   K054  Grama - tobosa prairie


SAF COVER TYPES : 
   220  Rocky Mountain juniper
   239  Pinyon - juniper


SRM (RANGELAND) COVER TYPES : 
NO-ENTRY


HABITAT TYPES AND PLANT COMMUNITIES : 
Grama-grass cactus grows in pinyon-juniper woodlands and in desert
grasslands and is almost always associated with grama (Bouteloua spp.),
especially blue grama (B. gracilis) [2,17].  It may also be associated
with dropseed (Sporobolus spp.) [11].

Related categories for Species: Pediocactus papyracanthus | Grama-Grass Cactus