Escobaria vivipara var. vivipara (Foxtail Pincushion Cactus)

Family

CACTACEAE

Synonyms

CORYPHANTHA VIVIPARA; MAMMILLARIA VIVIPARA; MAMMILLARIA VIVIPARA VAR. BOREALIS

Common Name

Foxtail Pincushion Cactus

Agency Status
USFWS	State of NM	USFS	BLM	Navajo Nation	State Rank	Global Rank	R-E-D Code	NMRPTC Status	Strategy Status
					S4	G5T5

Distribution

Escobaria vivipara is a wide ranging variable species occurring from Canada to Mexico, and found throughout New Mexico below about 8500 feet.

Remarks

All varieties of the species intergrade where they meet geographically.

Information Compiled By

David J. Ferguson 1988