Escobaria vivipara
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Coryphantha vivipara |
Escobaria vivipara is a species of cactus known by several common names, including spinystar, beehive cactus, and viviparous foxtail cactus. It is native North America, where certain varieties can be found from Mexico to Canada. Most are limited to the Mojave and Sonoran Deserts. This is a small cactus growing to a maximum height of about 15 centimeters, often remaining smaller and oblong or spherical. It is densely covered in a mat of star-shaped arrays of straight white spines one to two and a half centimeters long. It flowers in yellow, pink, or purple blooms two to five centimeters across.
Varieties include:
- E. v. var. arizonica (Arizona spinystar) - native to the desert southwest of the United States
- E. v. var. bisbeeana (Bisbee spinystar) - native to Arizona and New Mexico
- E. v. var. deserti (desert spinystar) - found in the desert southwest
- E. v. var. kaibabensis (Kaibab spinystar) - mostly limited to Arizona
- E. v. var. neomexicana (New Mexico spinystar) - native to New Mexico and Texas
- E. v. var. vivipara - known as far north as Manitoba
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