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cushion foxtail cactus
Escobaria alversonii
Escobaria alversonii
cushion foxtail cactus Cactus Family
Escobaria alversonii Cactaceae
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common name
  cushion foxtail cactus
accepted scientific name
  •Escobaria alversonii (J.M.Coult.) N.P.Taylor
rules for finding collection records
  Coryphantha alversonii (24)
  Coryphantha vivipara alversonii (1)
  Escobaria alversonii (410)
  Escobaria vivipara alversonii (16)
  Mammillaria alversonii (1)
  Cactus radiosus (1)
family name
  • Cactaceae
Image Author: ©2012 Keir Morse
Image License: CC BY-NC-SA
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Category: Cactus
Flowers: Many petals
Petal colors: color
Flower size is about 1.2 inches
Plant Observed beginning of September thru 3rd week of June

Plant Showiness (63%)
base map where plant found
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Desert
Rocky
Brush
Native Plant Status
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native Native
native Not Present