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Anderson, Wynn

Escobaria albicolumnaria

Escobaria albicolumnaria Hester

Column Foxtail Cactus, Silver-lace Cob Cactus, White Column

Cactaceae (Cactus Family)

Synonym(s): Coryphantha albicolumnaria, Mammillaria albicolumnaria

USDA Symbol: ESAL

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Cactus/Succulent
Breeding System: Flowers Bisexual
Fruit Type: Berry
Size Notes: Up to about 10 inches tall.
Fruit: Fruiting May-Sep. (webref 3, SYN=Coryphantha sneedii).

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: White , Red , Pink , Green , Purple
Bloom Time: Mar , Apr , May , Jun
Bloom Notes: Flowers generally white, cream, pale tan, greenish white, or pale rose-pink; midstripes pink often suffused with brown, tan, yellowish, reddish, magenta, purple, lavender, or green, sometimes appearing pale orange, pure white, or faintly tinted with green, cream, or dull purplish red to bright pink. (webref 3, SYN=Coryphantha sneedii).

Distribution

USA: TX
Native Distribution: Texas.

Bibliography

Bibref 293 - Manual of the Vascular Plants of Texas (1979) Correll, D. S. & M. C. Johnston

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Web Reference

Webref 3 - Flora of North America (2014) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.

Additional resources

USDA: Find Escobaria albicolumnaria in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Escobaria albicolumnaria in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Escobaria albicolumnaria

Metadata

Record Modified: 2019-06-19
Research By: WMWW

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