Donate now to support the LLIFLE projects.
Your support is critical to our success.
Coryphantha sneedii (Britton & Rose) A.Berger
Kakteen (Berger) 280. 1929 Remarks: Fosberg (Bull. S. Calif. Acad. Sci. 30: 58. 1931) also made the comb. nov. C. dasyacantha (isonym).
Family: CACTACEAE

Accepted Scientific Name: Escobaria sneedii Britton & Rose
Cactaceae (Britton & Rose) 4: 56 (fig. 54). 1923 Britton & Rose

Coryphantha sneedii (Escobaria sneedii) Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli

Synonyms:

See all synonyms of Escobaria sneedii
back
Accepted name in llifle Database:
Escobaria sneedii Britton & Rose
Cactaceae (Britton & Rose) 4: 56 (fig. 54). 1923
Synonymy: 4 Accepted name in llifle Database:
Escobaria sneedii subs. leei (Rose ex Boed.) D.R.Hunt
Cactaceae Consensus Init. 4: 5. 1997 [Oct 1997]
Synonymy: 5
back

Common Names include:
ENGLISH: Sneed's Carpet Escobaria, Sneed's Cory Cactus, Sneed's Pincushion Cactus, Silver-lace Cactus, Guadalupe Pincushion Cactus, Carpet Foxtail Cactus

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

  • Escobaria organensis (Zimmerman) Castetter, P.Pierce & K.H.Schwer.: it is less white with central spines yellow, tips often reddish brown and has a large average stem diameter. Distribution: Northern Franklin Mountains and the southern part of the Organ Mountains. New Mexico.
  • Escobaria sneedii Britton & Rose: has 6-20 central spines white with dark tips up to 30 mm long, radials 20-55 bristle-like white. Flowers pink. Distribution: Franklin Mountains (west Texas) and Florida and Guadalupe Mountains (southern New Mexico).
  • Escobaria sneedii v leeiEscobaria sneedii subs. leei (Rose ex Boed.) D.R.Hunt: has 30-90 radial spines about 1-2,5 mm long, white often brown at tip, sometimes with one to few short centrals. It is a neotenic form of Escobaria sneedii. Distribution: Eddy County, Guadalupe Mountains, New Mexico.

17840 valentino Valentino Vallicelli
Coryphantha sneedii (Escobaria sneedii) Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli
6704 valentino Valentino Vallicelli
Coryphantha sneedii (Escobaria sneedii) Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli

6702 valentino Valentino Vallicelli
Coryphantha sneedii (Escobaria sneedii) Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli
17841 valentino Valentino Vallicelli
Coryphantha sneedii (Escobaria sneedii) Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli


Your Actions
Coryphantha Back to Coryphantha index
Cactaceae Back to Cactaceae index
Cacti Back to Cacti Encyclopedia index