Family Cactaceae


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Escobaria alversonii
Common Name(s): Foxtail Beehive, Foxtail Cactus
Synonym(s): Cactus radiosus, Mammillaria alversonii, Coryphantha alversonii


E. alversonii

Photo taken at: My Collection, San Clemente, CA


E. alversonii
Photo taken at: My Collection, San Clemente, CA

Escobaria minima
Common Name(s): Nellie's Cory-Cactus
Synonym(s): Coryphantha minima, Coryphantha nellieae, Escobaria nellieae


E. minima

Photo taken at: C&J Cactus Nursery, Vista, CA


E. minima
Photo taken at: Desert Botanical Garden , Phoenix, AZ

E. minima
Photo taken at: Huntington Library, San Marino, CA

Escobaria tuberculosa
Common Name(s): Arizona Pincushion, Cob Cactus
Synonym(s): Mammillaria tuberculosa, Coryphantha varicolor, Escobaria varicolor


E. tuberculosa

Photo taken at: Desert Botanical Garden , Phoenix, AZ


Escobaria vivipara
Common Name(s): Arizona Beehive, Beehive Cactus, Bisbee Beehive Cactus, Biscuit Cactus, Desert Beehive Cactus, Desert Cactus, Foxtail Cactus, Hens and Chickens, Rose Beehive Cactus, Showy Pincushion, Spiny Star Cactus, Ball Cactus
Synonym(s): Cactus vivipara, Mammillaria vivipara, Coryphantha vivipara, Mammillaria radiosa, Cactus radiosus, Echinocactus radiosus, Coryphantha radiosa, Escobaria radiosa, Escobaria neomexicana, Mammillaria arizonica, Coryphantha arizonica, Coryphantha bisbeeana, Coryphantha columnaris, Coryphantha fragrans, Coryphantha rosea, Coryphantha oklahomensis


E. vivipara

Photo taken at: Big Stone Wildlife Refuge, Near Ortonville, MN


E. vivipara
Photo taken at: Big Stone Wildlife Refuge, Near Ortonville, MN

E. vivipara
Photo taken at: Big Stone Wildlife Refuge, Near Ortonville, MN

*Currently 4 of 23 known species shown in this genus.