Biology:Escobaria tuberculosa

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Short description: Species of plant

Escobaria tuberculosa
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Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Subfamily: Cactoideae
Genus: Escobaria
Species:
E. tuberculosa
Binomial name
Escobaria tuberculosa
(Engelm.) Britton & Rose
Range
Synonyms[2]

Escobaria tuberculosa, the corncob cactus, is a species of flowering plant in the family Cactaceae, native to the south-central United States, and northern Mexico.[1][2] It is only found growing on igneous rocks.[3]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Terry, M.; Heil, K.; Corral-Díaz, R. (2017). "Corncob Cactus Escobaria tuberculosa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T151721A121505261. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T151721A121505261.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/151721/121505261. Retrieved 23 March 2023. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Escobaria tuberculosa (Engelm.) Britton & Rose" (in en). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/97523-2. 
  3. Lüthy, Jonas (2010). "Some Cacti of "Adjacent Mexico"". Cactus and Succulent Journal 82 (3): 108–115. doi:10.2985/015.082.0304. 

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