Escobaria vivipara var. vivipara (Foxtail Pincushion Cactus)
Family
CACTACEAE
Synonyms
CORYPHANTHA VIVIPARA; MAMMILLARIA VIVIPARA; MAMMILLARIA VIVIPARA VAR. BOREALIS
Common Name
Foxtail Pincushion Cactus
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
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