Biology:Escobaria tuberculosa

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Short description: Species of plant

Escobaria tuberculosa
Escobaria varicolor.jpg
In bloom
The botanical works of the late George Engelmann, collected for Henry Shaw, esq (Pl 12) BHL31876629.jpg
Botanical illustration
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
Escobaria tuberculosa range.svg
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. 

Wikidata ☰ Q1367254 entry