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Escobaria vivipara var. deserti
Escobaria vivipara (Nutt.) Buxbaum var. deserti (Engelm.) D.R. Hunt
Desert Spinystar
Cactaceae (Cactus family)
Synonym(s): Coryphantha deserti, Coryphantha vivipara var. deserti, Mammillaria deserti, Mammillaria vivipara var. deserti
USDA Symbol: ESVID
USDA Native Status: L48 (N)
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Cactus/Succulent
Size Notes: Up to about 5 inches tall.
Fruit: Berrylike, green.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: Pink , Orange , Yellow , PurpleBloom Time: Apr , May , Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep
Bloom Notes: Flowers pale yellow to pale apricot, usually with well-defined maroon to pink midstripes.
Distribution
USA: AZ , CA , NV , UTWeb Reference
Webref 3 - Flora of North America (2014) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.Additional resources
USDA: Find Escobaria vivipara var. deserti in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Escobaria vivipara var. deserti in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Escobaria vivipara var. deserti
Metadata
Record Modified: 2019-08-21Research By: CBR