Escobaria missouriensis var. missouriensis (Sweet) D.R. Hunt
Family: Cactaceae
Synonyms:
Coryphantha missouriensis (Sweet) Britt. & Rose,
Mammillaria missouriensis Sweet,
Neobesseya missouriensis (Sweet) Britt. & Rose,
Neobesseya wissmannii (Hildmann ex K. Schum.)
Britt. & Rose
Distribution:
This species is not very common in
New Mexico, but has been found in several locations in the northwestern
half of the state. The species has a wide distribution in western
North America and there are at least three distinct varieties. The only variety known from New Mexico is
var.
missouriensis. However, variety
caespitosa (Engelmann) D.Hunt (=
roseiflora, &
similis) occurs not far to the east in Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas.
The variety
missouriensis ranges from Idaho to North Dakota and
south on the Great Plains to Nebraska and in the Rocky Mountians
and Colorado Plateaus to New Mexico and Arizona.
Remarks: With such a wide distribution and being very common in some areas, there
is no reason for us to consider it further.
Information Compiled By: David J. Ferguson, 1998
