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 		  Escobaria vivipara
common name : Pincushion cactus
nom commun : Cactus d'Escobar
family : Cactaceae
etymology : escobaria, was defined by Nathaniel Britton and Joseph Rose in "The Cactaceae" (1923); they named the genus for Rómulo Escobar and Numa Escobar ; vivipara, bearing live young, maybe for the flowers directly on the stem.
taxonomy : ITIS , or Mammillaria v., or Coryphantha v.

Distribution : Prairies, dry soils, AB to MB. VASCAN
Photos : AB.
References : [5] [6] [15] [29] [39]
Links : FNA , USDA
 
   
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