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Cactus tuberculosus (Engelm.) Kuntze
Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 261. 1891 [5 Nov 1891]
Family: CACTACEAE

Accepted Scientific Name: Escobaria tuberculosa (Engelm.) Britton & Rose
Cactaceae (Britton & Rose) 4: 54 (fig. 51). 1923 Britton & Rose

Cactus tuberculosus (Escobaria tuberculosa) Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli
SB80 Cuidad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico

Synonyms:

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Accepted name in llifle Database:
Escobaria tuberculosa (Engelm.) Britton & Rose
Cactaceae (Britton & Rose) 4: 54 (fig. 51). 1923
Synonymy: 16
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Common Names include:
ENGLISH: White Column Foxtail Cactus, Cob Cactus, Corn Cob, Cob-Cory Cactus, Corn Cob Cactus, Arizona Pincushion, Corncob Cactus, Incense Cory Cactus
SPANISH (Español): Biznaga-Escobar Rómbica

Subspecies, varieties, forms and cultivars of plants belonging to the Escobaria tuberculosa group

  • Escobaria tuberculosa (Engelm.) Britton & Rose: Stem extremely variable branched and small but sometimes solitary and larger. Spines 21-41 per areole, ashy white, grey, or pale tan in colour, with the tips of the largest spines reddish brown or reddish black.
  • Escobaria tuberculosa var. durispina (Quehl) Borg
  • Escobaria tuberculosa f. gigantea n.n.: has larger stems up to 20 cm tall and remain usually unbranched, but apart the solitary growth habit and larger dimension, it doesen't appear to differ from the typical Escobaria tuberculosa in any significant respect.
  • Escobaria tuberculosa var. varicolor (Tiegel) S.Brack & K.D.Heil

3526 valentino Valentino Vallicelli
SB79 Jimenez, Chihuahua, Mexico (Escobaria tuberculosa) Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli
3527 valentino Valentino Vallicelli
SB80 Cuidad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico (Escobaria tuberculosa) Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli

3528 valentino Valentino Vallicelli
Cactus tuberculosus (Escobaria tuberculosa) Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli
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Cactus tuberculosus (Escobaria tuberculosa) Photo by: Cactus Art


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