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406.0000 Family Cactaceae Juss.; Gen. Pl. [Jussieu] 310 (1789), nom. cons.
ca. 140-170 genera (circumscription still very much in flux), ca. 1700-1800 spp. Latest phylogeny: de Vos et al. (2025). There has been excessive splitting, leading to over 3000 species in some collectors view. It should be good practice in the future that each ´new species´ description is confirmed by molecular genetics, not only by morphology.
Species listed in database: 1824; hybrids: 79
= Cereaceae DC. & Spreng.(transl.Jameson); Elem. Philos. Pl. 142 (1821)
= Mammillariaceae D.L.Fu; Amer. J. Agric. Forest. 12(5): 352 (2024)
= Nopaleaceae E.Schmid & Curtman; Pflanzenreich [Petermann] 2: 135 (1856)
= Opuntiaceae Desv.; Dict. Rais. Bot. 52, 385 (1817)
406.6348 Genus Escobaria Britton & Rose; Cactaceae [Britton & Rose] 4: 53 (1923)
Distribution: S-Canada, W-USA, N-Mexico, Cuba. Often included in Pelecyphora but kept separate by de Vos et al. 2025.
Species listed in database: 17
= Cochiseia W.H.Earle; Saguaroland Bull. 30(6): 65 (1976)
= Escobesseya Hester; Desert Pl. Life 13: 192 (1941), sine descr. lat., et Desert Pl. Lifexvii 23 (1945)
= Escocoryphantha Doweld; Sukkulenty (Moscow) 1999(1): 10 (1999)
= Fobea Frič ex Boed.; Kakteenkunde 155 (1933)
= Neobesseya Britton & Rose; Cactaceae [Britton & Rose] 4: 51 (1923)

Search for: Escobaria robbinsorum

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species :
Escobaria abdita Řepka & Vaško; Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 83(6): 265 (2012)
subspecies :
subsp. abdita
Distribution: Mexico (Coahuila)
79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Pelecyphora abdita (Řepka & Vaško) D.Aquino & Dan.Sanchez; PhytoKeys 188: 130 (2022)
subspecies :
subsp. tenuispina Pérez-Badillo, Delladdio & Raya Sanchez; Piante Grasse 36(4): 9 (2016)
Distribution: Mexico (Coahuila)
79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Pelecyphora abdita subsp. tenuispina (Pérez-Badillo, Delladdio & Raya-Sánchez) D.Aquino & Dan.Sanchez; PhytoKeys 188: 130 (2022)
species :
Escobaria alversonii (J.M.Coult.) N.P.Taylor; Cactaceae Consensus Init. 3: 10 (1997)
Name: Foxtail Beehive Cactus, Foxtail Cactus
Distribution: USA (SE-California, SW-Arizona)
76 USA
Synonyms: hidden
= Cactus radiosus var. alversonii J.M.Coult.; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 3: 122 (1894)
= Coryphantha alversonii (J.M.Coult.) Orcutt; Cactography 3 (1926)
= Coryphantha vivipara var. alversonii (J.M.Coult.) L.D.Benson; Cacti Ariz. ed. 3: 26 (1969)
= Escobaria vivipara var. alversonii (J.M.Coult.) D.R.Hunt; Cact. Succ. J. Gr. Brit. 40(1): 13 (1978)
= Mammillaria alversonii (J.M.Coult.) Zeiss.; Monatsschr. Kakteenk. 5: 70 (1895)
= Mammillaria radiosa var. alversonii (J.M.Coult.) K.Schum.; Gesamtbeschr. Kakt. 481 (1898)
= Mammillaria vivipara var. alversonii (J.M.Coult.) L.D.Benson; Cacti Ariz. 118 (1950)
= Pelecyphora alversonii (J.M.Coult.) D.Aquino & Dan.Sanchez; PhytoKeys 188: 130 (2022)
species :
Escobaria chihuahuensis Britton & Rose; Cactaceae [Britton & Rose] 4: 55 (1923)
subspecies :
subsp. chihuahuensis
Name: Cob Cory Cactus
Distribution: Mexico (Chihuahua, Durango, Nuevo Leon)
79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Cactus strobiliformis (Poselg.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 261 (1891)
= Coryphantha chihuahuensis (Britton & Rose) A.Berger; Kakteen [Berger] 280, 339 (1929)
= Coryphantha strobiliformis (Poselg.) Moran; Gentes Herbarum 8: 318 (1953)
= Echinocactus strobiliformis Poselg.; Allg. Gartenzeitung [Otto & Dietrich] 21: 107 (1853)
= Escobaria strobiliformis (Poselg.) Boed.; Mammillarien-Vergleichs-Schlüssel 16 (1933)
= Escobaria strobiloides var. caespitita (Quehl) Y.Itô; Cactaceae [Itô] 542 (1981)
= Escocoryphantha chihuahuensis (Britton & Rose) Doweld; Sukkulenty (Moscow) 1999(1): 10 (1999)
= Mammillaria strobiliformis f. caespititia (Quehl) Schelle; Kakteen [Schelle] 285 (1926)
= Mammillaria strobiliformis Scheer ex Salm-Dyck; Cact. Hort. Dyck. [1849 ed.]: 104 (1850) non M. strobiliformis Engelm. 1848 nor Muehlenpf. 1848
= Mammillaria strobiliformis var. caespitita Quehl; Monatsschr. Kakteenk. 19: 173 (1909)
= Pelecyphora chihuahuensis (Britton & Rose) D.Aquino & Dan.Sanchez; PhytoKeys 188: 131 (2022)
subspecies :
subsp. henricksonii (Glass & R.A.Foster) N.P.Taylor; Cactaceae Consensus Init. 5: 13 (1998)
Distribution: Mexico (Chihuahua)
79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Coryphantha henricksonii (Glass & R.A.Foster) Glass & R.A.Foster; Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 51(3): 125 (1979)
= Pelecyphora chihuahuensis subsp. henricksonii (Glass & R.A.Foster) D.Aquino & Dan.Sanchez; PhytoKeys 188: 131 (2022)
= Escobaria henricksonii Glass & R.A.Foster; Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 49(5): 195 (1977)
= Escocoryphantha henricksonii (Glass & R.A.Foster) Doweld; Sukkulenty (Moscow) 1999(1): 10 (1999)
species :
Escobaria cubensis (Britton & Rose) D.R.Hunt; Cact. Succ. J. Gr. Brit. 40(1): 13 (1978)
Distribution: Cuba (Holguin)
81 CUB
Synonyms: hidden
= Coryphantha cubensis Britton & Rose; Torreya 12: 15 (1912)
= Neobesseya cubensis (Britton & Rose) Hester; Desert Pl. Life 13: 192 (1941)
= Neolloydia cubensis (Britton & Rose) Backeb.; (1942)
= Pelecyphora cubensis (Britton & Rose) D.Aquino & Dan.Sanchez; PhytoKeys 188: 132 (2022)
species :
Escobaria dasyacantha (Engelm.) Britton & Rose; Cactaceae [Britton & Rose] 4: 55 (1923)
subspecies :
subsp. dasyacantha
Name: Cob Cactus, Dense Cory-cactus
Distribution: USA (SW-Texas, S-New Mexico); Mexico (Chihuahua, Coahuila, Durango, Guanajuato, Jalisco, Nuevo Leon, San Luis Potosi, Zacatecas)
77 USA 79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Cactus dasyacanthus (Engelm.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 259 (1891)
= Cactus radiosus var. chloranthus (Engelm.) J.M.Coult.; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 3. 121 (1894)
= Coryphantha chlorantha (Engelm.) Britton & Rose; Cactaceae [Britton & Rose] 4: 43 (1923)
= Coryphantha dasyacantha (Engelm.) A.Berger; Kakteen [Berger] 280, 339 (1929)
= Coryphantha dasyacantha (Engelm.) Orcutt; Circular to Cactus Fanciers: 1 (1922)
= Escobaria chlorantha (Engelm.) Buxb.; Oesterr. Bot. Z. 98: 78 (1951)
= Escobesseya dasyacantha (Engelm.) Hester; Desert Pl. Life 13: 192 (1941), sine descr. lat., et Desert Pl. Life 17: 25 (1945)
= Mammillaria chlorantha Engelm.; Rep. U.S. Geogr. Surv., Wheeler 6(Botany): 127 (1878 publ. 1879)
= Mammillaria dasyacantha Engelm.; Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 3: 268 (1856)
= Mammillaria radiosa f. chlorantha (Engelm.) Schelle; Handb. Kakteenkult. 235 (1907)
= Mammillaria vivipara var. chlorantha (Engelm.) L.D.Benson; Cacti Ariz., ed. 2: 117 (1950)
= Neobesseya dasyacantha (Engelm.) Lodé; Cact.-Advent. Int. (Almeria) 98(Suppl.): 6 (2013)
= Pelecyphora chlorantha (Engelm.) P.B.Breslin & Majure; Amer. J. Bot. 109(9): 1478 (2022)
= Pelecyphora chlorantha (Engelm.) Stock; Haseltonia 30(1): 12 (2023), isonym
= Pelecyphora dasyacantha (Engelm.) D.Aquino & Dan.Sanchez; PhytoKeys 188: 132 (2022)
subspecies :
subsp. chaffeyi (Britton & Rose) N.P.Taylor; Cactaceae Consensus Init. 5: 13 (1998)
Distribution: Mexico (Zacatecas, Coahuila)
79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Coryphantha chaffeyi (Britton & Rose) Fosberg; Bull. S. Calif. Acad. Sci. 30: 58 (1931)
= Escobaria chaffeyi Britton & Rose; Cactaceae [Britton & Rose] 4: 56 (1923)
= Escobaria chaffeyi f. viridiflora (Frič ex A.Berger) Ríha; Kaktusy (Brno) 22: 25 (1986)
= Escobaria dasyacantha var. chaffeyi (Britton & Rose) N.P.Taylor; Kakteen And. Sukk. 34(7): 157 (1983)
= Escobaria fobei Frič ex A.Berger; Kakteen [Berger] 280 (1929)
= Fobea viridiflora Frič ex Boed.; Kaktus-ABC [Backeberg & Knuth] 380 (1935)
= Mammillaria chaffeyi (Britton & Rose) Backeb.; Neue Kakteen 16 (1931)
= Neobesseya dasyacantha subsp. chaffeyi (Britton & Rose) Lodé; Cact.-Advent. Int. (Almeria) 98(Suppl.): 6 (2013)
= Pelecyphora dasyacantha subsp. chaffeyi (Britton & Rose) D.Aquino & Dan.Sanchez; PhytoKeys 188: 133 (2022)
species :
Escobaria duncanii (Hester) Buxb.; Kakteen [H.Krainz] 14: CVIIIc. (1960)
Name: Duncan´s Snowball Cactus
Distribution: USA (Texas, New Mexico)
77 USA
Synonyms: hidden
= Coryphantha duncanii (Hester) L.D.Benson; Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 41: 189 (1969)
= Escobaria dasyacantha var. duncanii (Hester) N.P.Taylor; Kakteen And. Sukk. 34(7): 157 (1983)
= Escobaria duncanii (Hester) Backeb.; Cactaceae [Backeberg] 5: 2966 (1961), isonym
= Escobesseya duncanii Hester; Desert Pl. Life 17: 24 (1945)
= Neobesseya duncanii (Hester) Lodé; Cact.-Advent. Int. (Almeria) 98(Suppl.) 6 (2013)
= Pelecyphora duncanii (Hester) D.Aquino & Dan.Sanchez; PhytoKeys 188: 133 (2022)
species :
Escobaria emskoetteriana (Quehl) Borg; Cacti [Borg] 304 (1937)
Name: Big Nipple Cactus, Junior Tom Thumb Cactus
Distribution: USA (W-Texas); Mexico (Coahuila, Nuevo Leon, Tamaulipas)
77 USA 79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Coryphantha bella (Britton & Rose) Fosberg; Bull. S. Calif. Acad. Sci. 30: 58 (1931)
= Coryphantha emskoetteriana (Quehl) A.Berger; Kakteen [Berger] 280, 339 (1929)
= Coryphantha muehlbaueriana Boed.; Monatsschr. Deutsch. Kakteen-Ges. 1: 241 (1929), in adnot., et Monatsschr. Deutsch. Kakteen-Ges. 2: 18 (1930)
= Coryphantha piercei Fosberg; Bull. S. Calif. Acad. Sci. 30: 58 (1931), nom. illeg.
= Coryphantha roberti A.Berger; Kakteen [Berger] 280, 339 (1929)
= Escobaria bella Britton & Rose; Cactaceae [Britton & Rose] 4: 56 (1923)
= Escobaria emskoetteriana (Quehl) Backeb.; Cactaceae [Backeberg] 5: 2958 (1961), isonym
= Escobaria muehlbaueriana (Boed.) F.M.Knuth; Kaktus-ABC [Backeberg & Knuth] 380 (1935)
= Escobaria runyonii Britton & Rose; Cactaceae [Britton & Rose] 4: 55 (1923)
= Mammillaria emskoetteriana Quehl; Monatsschr. Kakteenk. 20: 139 (1910)
= Mammillaria escobaria Cory; Rhodora 38: 405 (1936)
= Neobesseya emskoetteriana (Quehl) Lodé; Cact.-Avent. Int. 98(Suppl.): 6 (2013)
= Neobesseya muehlbaueriana (Boed.) Boed.; Mammillarien-Vergleichs-Schlüssel 15 (1933)
= Pelecyphora emskoetteriana (Quehl) D.Aquino & Dan.Sanchez; PhytoKeys 188: 134 (2022)
species :
Escobaria hesteri (Y.Wright) Buxb.; Oesterr. Bot. Z. 98: 78 (1951)
subspecies :
subsp. hesteri
Distribution: USA (Texas: Brewster Co.)
77 USA
Synonyms: hidden
= Pelecyphora hesteri (Y.Wright) D.Aquino & Dan.Sanchez; PhytoKeys 188: 135 (2022)
= Coryphantha hesteri Y.Wright; Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 4: 274 (1932)
subspecies :
subsp. grata (M.Kaplan, Kunte & Šnicer) Lüthy & Dicht; CactusWorld 25(3): 175 (2007)
Distribution: Mexico (Coahuila)
79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Pelecyphora hesteri subsp. grata (M.Kaplan, Kunte & Šnicer) D.Aquino & Dan.Sanchez; PhytoKeys 188: 135 (2022)
= Escobaria grata M.Kaplan, Kunte & Šnicer; Kaktusy (Brno) 37(2): 37 (2001)
species :
Escobaria laredoi (Glass & R.A.Foster) N.P.Taylor; Cact. Succ. J. Gr. Brit. 41: 20 (1979)
Distribution: Mexico (Coahuila, Nuevo Leon, Zacatecas)
79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Coryphantha laredoi Glass & R.A.Foster; Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 50(5): 235 (1978)
= Pelecyphora laredoi (Glass & R.A.Foster) D.Aquino & Dan.Sanchez; PhytoKeys 188: 135 (2022)
species :
Escobaria lloydii Britton & Rose; Cactaceae [Britton & Rose] 4: 57 (1923)
Distribution: Mexico
79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Coryphantha lloydii (Britton & Rose) Fosberg; Bull. S. Calif. Acad. Sci. 30: 58 (1931)
= Neobesseya lloydii (Britton & Rose) Lodé; Cact.-Advent. Int. (Almeria) 98(Suppl.): 7 (2013)
= Pelecyphora lloydii (Britton & Rose) D.Aquino & Dan.Sanchez; PhytoKeys 188: 135 (2022)
species :
Escobaria minima (Baird) D.R.Hunt; Cact. Succ. J. Gr. Brit. 40(2): 30 (1978)
Name: Nellie´s Cory-cactus
Distribution: USA (Texas: Brewster Co.)
77 USA
Synonyms: hidden
= Coryphantha minima Baird; Amer. Bot. (Binghamton) 37: 150 (1931)
= Coryphantha nellieae Croizat; Torreya 34: 15 (1934)
= Escobaria nellieae (Croizat) Backeb.; Cactaceae [Backeberg] 5: 2967 (1961)
= Mammillaria nellieae (Croizat) Croizat; Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 14: 34 (1942)
= Neobesseya minima (Baird) Lodé; Cact.-Advent. Int. (Almeria) 98(Suppl.): 7 (2013)
= Pelecyphora minima (Baird) D.Aquino & Dan.Sanchez; PhytoKeys 188: 136 (2022)
species :
Escobaria missouriensis (Sw.) D.R.Hunt; Cact. Succ. J. Gr. Brit. 40(1): 13 (1978)
subspecies :
subsp. missouriensis
Name: Ball Cactus, Cream Cactus, Missouri Pincushion
Distribution: USA (C-Idaho, North Dakota, Kansas, N-Arizona, W-New Mexico)
73 USA 74 USA 76 USA 77 USA
Synonyms: hidden
= Cactus missouriensis (Sweet) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 259 (1891)
= Cactus missouriensis var. robustior (Engelm.) J.M.Coult.; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 3: 111 (1894)
= Cactus missouriensis var. similis (Engelm. & A.Gray) J.M.Coult.; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 3: 111 (1894)
= Cactus notesteinii (Britton) Rydb.; Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 1: 272 (1900)
= Cactus similis (Engelm. & A.Gray) Small; Fl. S.E. U.S. [Small] 812 (1903)
= Coryphantha marstonii Clover; Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 65: 412 (1938)
= Coryphantha missouriensis (Sweet) Britton & Rose; Ill. Fl. N. U.S. [Britton & Brown], ed. 2, 2: 570 (1913)
= Coryphantha missouriensis var. caespitosa (Engelm.) L.D.Benson; Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 41: 189 (1969)
= Coryphantha missouriensis var. marstonii (Clover) L.D.Benson; Cacti Ariz. 3d. 3: 26 (1969)
= Coryphantha missouriensis var. robustior (Engelm.) L.D.Benson; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 3: 111 (1894)
= Coryphantha nuttallii Engelm. ex C.F.Först.; Handb. Cacteenk., ed. 2 [Förster] 1: 407 (1885)
= Coryphantha similis (Engelm.) Britton & Rose; Ill. Fl. N. U.S. [Britton & Brown], ed. 2, 2: 571 (1913)
= Coryphantha wissmannii (Hildm. ex K.Schum.) A.Berger; Kakteen [Berger] 278, 339 (1929)
= Echinocactus similis (Engelm.) Poselg.; Allg. Gartenzeitung [Otto & Dietrich] 21: 107 (1853)
= Escobaria missouriensis subsp. marstonii (Clover) Hochstätter; Cact.-Advent. Int. (Almeria) 35(122): 131 (2023)
= Escobaria missouriensis subsp. navajoensis Hochstätter; Succulenta (Netherlands) 75(6): 257, 256 (1996)
= Escobaria missouriensis var. caespitosa (Engelm.) D.R.Hunt; Cact. Succ. J. Gr. Brit. 40(1): 13 (1978)
= Escobaria missouriensis var. marstonii (Clover) D.R.Hunt; Cact. Succ. J. Gr. Brit. 40(1): 13 (1978)
= Escobaria missouriensis var. robustior (Engelm.) D.R.Hunt; Cact. Succ. J. Gr. Brit. 40(1): 13 (1978)
= Escobaria missouriensis var. similis (Engelm. & A.Gray) N.P.Taylor; Kakteen And. Sukk. 34: 184 (1983)
= Mammillaria missouriensis Sweet; Hort. Brit. [Sweet] 171 (1826)
= Mammillaria missouriensis var. caespitosa (Engelm.) S.Watson; Smithsonian Misc. Collect. 258: 403 (1878)
= Mammillaria missouriensis var. nuttallii (Engelm.) Schelle; Handb. Kakteenkult. 241 (1907)
= Mammillaria missouriensis var. robustior (Engelm.) S.Watson; Bibliogr. Index N. Amer. Bot. 440 (1878)
= Mammillaria missouriensis var. similis (Engelm. & A.Gray) S.Watson ex K.Schum.; Gesamtbeschr. Kakt. 498 (1898)
= Mammillaria notesteinii Britton; Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 18: 367 (1891)
= Mammillaria nuttallii Engelm.; Mem. Amer. Acad. Arts, n. s. 4: 49 (1849)
= Mammillaria nuttallii var. borealis Engelm.; Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 3: 264 (1856)
= Mammillaria nuttallii var. caespitosa (Engelm.) Engelm.; Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 3: 265 (1856)
= Mammillaria nuttallii var. robustior (Engelm.) Engelm. & J.M.Bigelow; Pacif. Railr. Rep. 4(5, no. 3), Bot. [Whipple]: 28 (1857)
= Mammillaria similis Engelm. & A.Gray; Boston J. Nat. Hist. 5: 246 (1845)
= Mammillaria similis var. caespitosa Engelm.; Boston J. Nat. Hist. 6: 200 (1850)
= Mammillaria similis var. robustior Engelm.; Boston J. Nat. Hist. 6: 200 (1850)
= Mammillaria simplex Torr. & A.Gray; Fl. N. Amer. [Torrey & A.Gray] 1: 553 (1840), nom. illeg.
= Mammillaria wissmannii Hildm. ex K.Schum.; Gesamtbeschr. Kakt. 498 (1898), nom. nov.
= Neobesseya missouriensis (Sweet) Britton & Rose; Cactaceae [Britton & Rose] 4: 53 (1923)
= Neobesseya missouriensis subsp. similis (Engelm. & A.Gray) Doweld; Sukkulenty (Moscow) 3: 37 (2000)
= Neobesseya notesteinii (Britton) Britton & Rose; Cactaceae [Britton & Rose] 4: 53 (1923)
= Neobesseya nuttallii (Engelm. ex C.F.Först.) Boed.; Mammillarien-Vergleichs-Schlüssel 15 (1933)
= Neobesseya rosiflora Lahman ex G.H.Turner; Cact. Succ. J. Gr. Brit. 6: 2 (1937), nomen, Lahman in Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 11: 72 (1939), descr. angl.
= Neobesseya similis (Engelm. & A.Gray) Britton & Rose; Cactaceae [Britton & Rose] 4: 52 (1923)
= Neobesseya wissmannii (Hildm. ex K.Schum.) Britton & Rose; Cactaceae [Britton & Rose] 4: 52 (1923)
= Neomammillaria missouriensis (Sweet) Britton & Rose ex Rydb.; Fl. Plains N. Amer. 561 (1932)
= Pelecyphora missouriensis (Sw.) D.Aquino & Dan.Sanchez; PhytoKeys 188: 137 (2022)
subspecies :
subsp. asperispina (Boed.) N.P.Taylor; Kakteen And. Sukk. 34(8): 185 (1983), et Cactaceae Consensus Init. 5: 13 (1998)
Distribution: Mexico (Coahuila, Nuevo Leon, San Luis Potosi)
79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Coryphantha asperispina Boed.; Monatsschr. Deutsch. Kakteen-Ges. 1: 192 (1929)
= Escobaria asperispina (Boed.) D.R.Hunt; Cact. Succ. J. Gr. Brit. 40(1): 13 (1978)
= Escobaria missouriensis subsp. asperispina (Boed.) D.Aquino & Dan.Sanchez; PhytoKeys 188: 138 (2022)
= Escobaria missouriensis var. asperispina (Boed.) N.P.Taylor; Kakteen And. Sukk. 34(8): 185 (1983)
= Neobesseya asperispina (Boed.) Boed.; Mammillarien-Vergleichs-Schlüssel 14 (1933), Kaktus-ABC [Backeberg & Knuth] 379 (1935)
= Neobesseya asperispina (Boed.) Boed. ex Backeb. & F.M.Knuth; Kaktus-ABC [Backeberg & Knuth] 379 (1935)
= Neobesseya missouriensis subsp. asperispina (Boed.) Lodé; Cact.-Advent. Int. (Almeria) 100: 30 (2013)
species :
Escobaria robbinsiorum (W.H.Earle) D.R.Hunt; Cact. Succ. J. Gr. Brit. 40(1): 13 (1978)
Name: Cochise Pincushion, Robbin´s Snowball Cactus
Distribution: USA (Arizona: Cochise Co.)
76 USA
Synonyms: hidden
= Cochiseia robbinsiorum W.H.Earle; Saguaroland Bull. 30(6): 65 (1976)
= Coryphantha robbinsiorum (W.H.Earle) A.D.Zimmerman; Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 50(6): 294 (1978)
= Neobesseya robbinsiorum (W.H.Earle) Doweld; Sukkulenty (Moscow) 3(1-2): 37 (2000)
= Pelecyphora robbinsiorum (W.H.Earle) D.Aquino & Dan.Sanchez; PhytoKeys 188: 139 (2022)
species :
Escobaria sneedii Britton & Rose; Cactaceae [Britton & Rose] 4: 56 (1923)
subspecies :
subsp. sneedii
Name: Lee´s Pincushion, Sneed´s Cory-cactus, Sneed´s Escobaria, Sneed´s Pincushion
Distribution: USA (W-Texas: Franklin Mts., New Mexico: Florida Mts., Guadalupe Mts.); Mexico (Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo Leon)
77 USA 79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Coryphantha albicolumnaria (Hester) Zimmerman; Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 44(4): 157 (1972)
= Coryphantha pygmaea Frič; Českoslov. Zahradn. Listy 121 (1924) (in syn.)
= Coryphantha sneedii (Britton & Rose) A.Berger; Kakteen [Berger] 280 (1929)
= Coryphantha sneedii var. albicolumnaria (Hester) A.D.Zimmerman; Cacti Trans-Pecos 424 (2004)
= Coryphantha sneedii var. guadalupensis (S.Brack & K.D.Heil) A.D.Zimmerman; Cacti Trans-Pecos 420 (2004)
= Coryphantha sneedii var. leei (Boed.) L.D.Benson; Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 41: 189 (1969)
= Coryphantha vivipara var. sneedii (Britton & Rose) Gorelick; Haseltonia 27: 57 (2020)
= Escobaria albicolumnaria Hester; Desert Pl. Life 13: 129 (1941)
= Escobaria guadalupensis S.Brack & K.D.Heil; Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 58(4): 165 (1986)
= Escobaria leei Rose ex Boed.; Mammillarien-Vergleichs-Schlüssel 17 (1933)
= Pelecyphora sneedii (Britton & Rose) D.Aquino & Dan.Sanchez; PhytoKeys 188: 139 (2022)
= Escobaria sneedii subsp. albicolumnaria (Hester) Lüthy; Kakteen And. Sukk. 50(11): 278 (1999)
= Escobaria sneedii subsp. leei (Rose ex Boed.) D.R.Hunt; Cactaceae Consensus Init. 4: 5 (1997)
= Escobaria sneedii var. albicolumnaria (Hester) A.M.Powell; Sida, Bot. Misc. 49: XIII, 364 (2018)
= Escobaria sneedii var. guadalupensis (S.Brack & K.D.Heil) A.M.Powell; Sida, Bot. Misc. 49: XIII, 364 (2018)
= Escobaria sneedii var. leei (Rose ex Boed.) D.R.Hunt; Cact. Succ. J. Gr. Brit. 40(2): 30 (1978)
= Mammillaria sneedii (Britton & Rose) Cory; Rhodora 38: 407 (1936)
subspecies :
subsp. orcuttii (Boed.) Lüthy; Kakteen And. Sukk. 50(11): 278 (1999)
Name: Big Hatchet Snowball Cactus, Koenig Snowball Cactus, Snowball Beehive Cactus
Distribution: USA (SE-Arizona, SW-New Mexico)
76 USA 77 USA
Synonyms: hidden
= Coryphantha orcuttii (Boed.) Zimmerman; Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 44: 156 (1972)
= Coryphantha organensis Zimmerman; Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 44(3): 114 (1972)
= Coryphantha sneedii var. orcuttii (Boed.) Gorelick; J. Bot. Res. Inst. Texas 9(1): 28 (2015)
= Coryphantha sneedii var. organensis (Zimmerman) A.D.Zimmerman; Syst. Gen. Coryphantha 401 (1985)
= Coryphantha sneedii var. sandbergii (Castetter, P.Pierce & K.H Schwer.) A.D.Zimmerman; Syst. Gen. Coryphantha 417 (1985)
= Coryphantha sneedii var. villardii (Castetter, P.Pierce & K.H Schwer.) A.D.Zimmerman; Syst. Gen. Coryphantha 409 (1985)
= Coryphantha strobiliformis var. orcuttii (Boed.) L.D.Benson; Cacti Ariz., ed. 3: 156 (1972)
= Escobaria orcuttii Boed.; Mammillarien-Vergleichs-Schlüssel 17 (1933), Issue 145
= Escobaria orcuttii subsp. koenigii (Castetter, P.Pierce & K.H.Schwer.) Hochstätter; Cact.-Advent. Int. (Almeria) 35(122): 131 (2023)
= Escobaria orcuttii subsp. macraxina (Castetter, P.Pierce & K.H.Schwer.) Hochstätter; Cact.-Advent. Int. (Almeria) 35(122): 131 (2023)
= Escobaria orcuttii var. koenigii Castetter, P.Pierce & K.H.Schwer.; Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 47(2): 68 (1975)
= Escobaria orcuttii var. macraxina Castetter, P.Pierce & K.H.Schwer.; Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 47(2): 66 (1975)
= Escobaria organensis (D.Zimmerman) Castetter, P.Pierce & K.H.Schwer.; Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 47(2): 60 (1975)
= Escobaria sandbergii Castetter, P.Pierce & K.H.Schwer.; Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 47(2): 62 (1975)
= Escobaria sneedii subsp. organensis (Zimmerman) Lüthy; Kakteen And. Sukk. 50(11): 278 (1999)
= Escobaria sneedii subsp. sandbergii (Castetter, P.Pierce & K.H.Schwer.) Lüthy; Kakteen And. Sukk. 50(11): 278 (1999)
= Escobaria sneedii subsp. villardii (Castetter, P.Pierce & K.H.Schwer.) Lüthy; Kakteen And. Sukk. 50(11): 278 (1999)
= Escobaria sneedii var. orcuttii (Boed.) Gorelick; J. Bot. Res. Inst. Texas 9(1): 28 (2015)
= Escobaria strobiliformis var. orcuttii (Rose ex Orcutt) L.D.Benson; (1969)
= Escobaria villardii Castetter, P.Pierce. & K.H.Schwer.; Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 47(2): 64 (1975)
= Neolloydia orcuttii Rose ex Orcutt; Deutsche Gärtn.-Zeitung 1926: 142 (1926)
= Pelecyphora sneedii subsp. orcuttii (Boed.) D.Aquino & Dan.Sanchez; PhytoKeys 188: 140 (2022)
species :
Escobaria tuberculosa (Engelm.) Britton & Rose; Cactaceae [Britton & Rose] 4: 54 (1923)
Distribution: USA (New Mexico, W-Texas); Mexico (Chihuahua, Coahuila, Durango, Hidalgo, Nuevo Leon, Queretaro, San Luis Potosi, Sonora, Zacatecas)
77 USA 79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Cactus tuberculosus (Engelm.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 261 (1891)
= Coryphantha dasyacantha var. varicolor (Tiegel) L.D.Benson; Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 41: 189 (1969)
= Coryphantha strobiliformis var. durispina (Quehl) L.D.Benson; Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 41: 189 (1969)
= Coryphantha tuberculosa (Engelm.) Orcutt; Circular to Cactus Fanciers: 1 (1922)
= Coryphantha tuberculosa var. varicolor (Tiegel) A.D.Zimmerman; Cacti Trans-Pecos 436 (2004)
= Coryphantha varicolor Tiegel; Monatsschr. Deutsch. Kakteen-Ges. 4: 278 (1932)
= Escobaria dasyacantha var. varicolor (Tiegel) D.R.Hunt; Cact. Succ. J. Gr. Brit. 40(1): 13 (1978)
= Escobaria strobiliformis subsp. sisperai Halda & Sladk.; Acta Mus. Richnov., Sect. Nat. 7(1): 35 (2000)
= Escobaria strobiliformis var. durispina (Quehl) Bravo; Cact. Suc. Mex. 27(1): 17 (1982)
= Escobaria strobiloides var. durispina (Quehl) Y.Itô; Cactaceae [Itô] 542 (1981)
= Escobaria tuberculosa subsp. varicolor (Tiegel) Lüthy; Kakteen And. Sukk. 50(10): 257 (1999)
= Escobaria tuberculosa var. durispina (Quehl) Børgesen; Cacti [Borg] 304 (1937)
= Escobaria tuberculosa var. pubescens (Quehl) Y.Itô; Cacti [Borg] 1952: 113 (1952)
= Escobaria tuberculosa var. varicolor (Tiegel) S.Brack & K.D.Heil; Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 60(1): 17 (1988)
= Mammillaria strobiliformis f. durispina (Quehl) Schelle; Kakteen [Schelle] 285 (1926)
= Mammillaria strobiliformis f. pubescens (Quehl) Schelle; Kakteen [Schelle] 285 (1926)
= Mammillaria strobiliformis f. rufispina (Quehl) Schelle; Kakteen [Schelle] 285 (1926)
= Mammillaria strobiliformis var. durispina Quehl; Monatsschr. Kakteenk. 17: 87 (1907)
= Mammillaria strobiliformis var. pubescens Quehl; Monatsschr. Kakteenk. 17: 87 (1907)
= Mammillaria strobiliformis var. rufispina Quehl; Monatsschr. Kakteenk. 17: 87 (1907)
= Mammillaria tuberculosa Engelm.; Syn. Cact. U.S. 12 (1856)
= Pelecyphora tuberculosa (Engelm.) D.Aquino & Dan.Sanchez; PhytoKeys 188: 141 (2022)
species :
Escobaria vivipara (Nutt.) Buxb.; Oesterr. Bot. Z. 98: 78 (1951)
Name: Pincushion Cactus, Arizona Beehive, Beehive Cactus, Bisbee Beehive Cactus, Biscuit Cactus, Desert Beehive Cactus, Desert Cactus, Estrella de la Tarde, Foxtail Cactus, Hens and Chickens, Kaibab Beehive Cactus, Rose Beehive Cactus, Showy Pincushion, Spiny Star Cactus
Distribution: Canada (Manitoba, Alberta); USA (Kansas to Colorado, N-Texas, NC-USA, N-Plains, C-Plains, S-Plains States/Texas, New Mexico / Arizona, Great Basin, NW-USA, California); Mexico (Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo Leon, Sonora, Zacatecas)
71 CDN 73 USA 74 USA 75 USA 76 USA 77 USA 79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Cactus neomexicanus (Engelm.) Small; Fl. S.E. U.S. [Small] 812 (1903)
= Cactus radiosus (Engelm.) J.M.Coult.; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 3: 120 (1894)
= Cactus radiosus var. arizonicus (Engelm.) J.M.Coult.; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 3: 121 (1894)
= Cactus radiosus var. deserti (Engelm.) J.M.Coult.; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 3: 121 (1894)
= Cactus radiosus var. neomexicanus (Engelm.) J.M.Coult.; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 3: 120 (1894)
= Cactus viviparus Nutt.; Gen. N. Amer. Pl. [Nuttall] 1: 295 (1818)
= Coryphantha aggregata Britton & Rose; Cactaceae [Britton & Rose] 4: 47 (1923)
= Coryphantha alversonii var. exaltissima E.F.Wiegand & Backeb.; Cactaceae [Backeberg] 5: 3001 (1961)
= Coryphantha arizonica (Engelm.) Britton & Rose; Cactaceae [Britton & Rose] 4: 45 (1923)
= Coryphantha bisbeeana Orcutt; Cactography 3 (1926), nomen
= Coryphantha chlorantha var. deserti (Engelm.) Backeb.; Cactaceae [Backeberg] 5: 3003 (1961)
= Coryphantha columnaris Lahman; Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 6: 27 (1934)
= Coryphantha deserti (Engelm.) Britton & Rose; Cactaceae [Britton & Rose] 4: 46 (1923)
= Coryphantha fragrans Hester; Desert Pl. Life 13: 152 (1941)
= Coryphantha neomexicana (Engelm.) Britton & Rose; Cactaceae [Britton & Rose] 4: 45 (1923)
= Coryphantha neovivipara (Viv.) Y.Itô; Cactaceae [Itô] 556 (1981), without replaced synonym ref.
= Coryphantha neovivipara var. aggregata (Britton & Rose) Y.Itô; Cactaceae [Itô] 556 (1981)
= Coryphantha neovivipara var. arizonica (Engelm.) Y.Itô; Cactaceae [Itô] 556 (1981)
= Coryphantha neovivipara var. neomexicana (Engelm.) Y.Itô; Cactaceae [Itô] 556 (1981)
= Coryphantha neovivipara var. radiosa (Engelm.) Y.Itô; Cactaceae [Itô] 556 (1981), specific name not validly publ.
= Coryphantha neovivipara Y.Itô; Cactaceae [Itô] 556 (1981) (nom. nov. without repl. syn. ref.)
= Coryphantha oklahomensis Lahman; Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 21: 165 (1949)
= Coryphantha radiosa (Engelm.) Rydb.; Fl. Rocky Mts. 581 (1917)
= Coryphantha rosea Clokey; Madroño 7: 75 (1943)
= Coryphantha vivipara (Nutt.) Britton & Rose; Ill. Fl. N. U.S. [Britton & Brown], ed. 2, 2: 571 (1913)
= Coryphantha vivipara f. sonorensis P.C.Fisch.; Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 52: 191 (1980)
= Coryphantha vivipara var. aggregata (Britton & Rose) W.T.Marshall; Desert. Bot. Gard. Arizona, Sci. Bull. 1: 93 (1950)
= Coryphantha vivipara var. arizonica (Engelm.) W.T.Marshall; Desert. Bot. Gard. Arizona, Sci. Bull. 1: 94 (1950)
= Coryphantha vivipara var. bisbeeana (Orcutt) L.D.Benson; Cacti Ariz., ed. 3: 25 (1969)
= Coryphantha vivipara var. buoflama P.C.Fisch.; Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 52(1): 28 (1980)
= Coryphantha vivipara var. deserti (Engelm.) W.T.Marshall; Desert. Bot. Gard. Arizona, Sci. Bull. 1: 94 (1950)
= Coryphantha vivipara var. kaibabensis P.C.Fisch.; Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 51(6): 287 (1979)
= Coryphantha vivipara var. neomexicana (Engelm.) Backeb.; Cactaceae [Backeberg] 5: 2999 (1961)
= Coryphantha vivipara var. radiosa (Engelm.) Backeb.; Cactaceae [Backeberg] 5: 2998 (1961)
= Coryphantha vivipara var. rosea (Clokey) L.D.Benson; Cacti Ariz. ed. 3: 26 (1969)
= Echinocactus radiosus (Engelm.) Poselg.; Allg. Gartenzeitung [Otto & Dietrich] 21: 107 (1853)
= Echinocactus viviparus (Nutt.) Poselg.; Allg. Gartenzeitung [Otto & Dietrich] 21: 107 (1853)
= Escobaria aggregata (Britton & Rose) Buxb.; Oesterr. Bot. Z. 98: 78 (1951)
= Escobaria arizonica (Engelm.) Buxb.; Oesterr. Bot. Z. 98: 78 (1951)
= Escobaria bisbeeana (Orcutt) Borg; Cacti [Borg] 305 (1937)
= Escobaria deserti (Engelm.) Buxb.; Oesterr. Bot. Z. 98: 78 (1951)
= Escobaria neomexicana (Engelm.) Buxb.; Oesterr. Bot. Z. 98: 78 (1951)
= Escobaria oklahomensis (Lahman) Buxb.; Oesterr. Bot. Z. 98: 78 (1951)
= Escobaria vivipara subsp. kaibabensis (Fisch.) Hochstätter; Cact.-Advent. Int. (Almeria) 35(122): 131 (2023)
= Escobaria vivipara subsp. rosea (Clokey) Hochstätter; Cact.-Advent. Int. (Almeria) 35(122): 131 (2023)
= Escobaria vivipara var. arizonica (Engelm.) D.R.Hunt; Cact. Succ. J. Gr. Brit. 40(1): 13 (1978)
= Escobaria vivipara var. bisbeeana (Orcutt) D.R.Hunt; Cact. Succ. J. Gr. Brit. 40(1): 13 (1978)
= Escobaria vivipara var. buoflama (P.C.Fisch.) N.P.Taylor; Kakteen And. Sukk. 34(6): 140 (1983)
= Escobaria vivipara var. deserti (Engelm.) D.R.Hunt; Cact. Succ. J. Gr. Brit. 40(1): 13 (1978)
= Escobaria vivipara var. kaibabensis (P.C.Fisch.) N.P.Taylor; Kakteen And. Sukk. 34(6): 139 (1983)
= Escobaria vivipara var. neomexicana (Engelm.) Buxb.; Kakteen [H.Krainz] 50-51: CVIIIC (1972)
= Escobaria vivipara var. radiosa (Engelm.) D.R.Hunt; Cact. Succ. J. Gr. Brit. 40(1): 13 (1978)
= Escobaria vivipara var. rosea (Clokey) D.R.Hunt; Cact. Succ. J. Gr. Brit. 40(1): 13 (1978)
= Mammillaria arizonica Engelm.; Bot. California [W.H.Brewer] 1: 244 (1876)
= Mammillaria deserti Engelm.; Bot. California [W.H.Brewer] 2: 449 (1880)
= Mammillaria hirschtiana F.Haage; Monatsschr. Kakteenk. 6: 127 (1896)
= Mammillaria neomexicana (Engelm.) A.Nelson; New Man. Bot. Centr. Rocky Mt. 327 (1909)
= Mammillaria radiosa Engelm.; Boston J. Nat. Hist. 6: 196 (1850)
= Mammillaria radiosa f. arizonica (Engelm.) Schelle; Handb. Kakteenkult. 235 (1907)
= Mammillaria radiosa f. deserti (Engelm.) Schelle; Handb. Kakteenkult. 236 (1907)
= Mammillaria radiosa var. arizonica (Engelm.) K.Schum.; Gesamtbeschr. Kakt. 481 (1898)
= Mammillaria radiosa var. deserti (Engelm.) Engelm. ex K.Schum.; Gesamtbeschr. Kakt. 481 (1898)
= Mammillaria radiosa var. texensis Schelle; Handb. Kakteenkult. 236 (1907)
= Mammillaria radiosa var. vivipara (Nutt.) Schelle; Handb. Kakteenkult. 236 (1907)
= Mammillaria ramosissima Quehl; Monatsschr. Kakteenk. 18: 127 (1908)
= Mammillaria vivipara (Nutt.) Haw.; Suppl. Pl. Succ. 72 (1819)
= Mammillaria vivipara subsp. radiosa (Engelm.) Engelm.; Rep. U.S. Mex. Bound., Bot. [Emory] 15 (1859)
= Mammillaria vivipara subvar. neomexicana Engelm.; Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 3: 269 (1856)
= Mammillaria vivipara var. aggregata (Britton & Rose) L.D.Benson; Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci., Ser. 4, 25: 262 (1944)
= Mammillaria vivipara var. arizonica (Engelm.) L.D.Benson; Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci., Ser. 4, 25: 263 (1944)
= Mammillaria vivipara var. deserti (Engelm.) L.D.Benson; Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci., Ser. 4, 25: 263 (1944)
= Mammillaria vivipara var. radiosa (Engelm.) Engelm.; Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 3: 269 (1856)
= Mammillaria vivipara var. vera Engelm.; Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 3: 269 (1856)
= Neobesseya arizonica Hester; Desert Pl. Life 13: 191 (1941), nomen
= Neomammillaria radiosa (Engelm.) Rydb.; Fl. Plains N. Amer. 562 (1932)
= Neomammillaria vivipara (Nutt.) C.W.Armstr.; J. Cact. Succ. Soc. Amer. 1(7): 135 (1930)
= Pelecyphora vivipara (Nutt.) D.Aquino & Dan.Sanchez; PhytoKeys 188: 142 (2022)
species :
Escobaria zilziana (Boed.) Backeb.; Cactaceae [Backeberg] 5: 2957 (1961)
Distribution: Mexico (Coahuila, Durango, Nuevo Leon)
79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Coryphantha zilziana Boed.; Monatsschr. Deutsch. Kakteen-Ges. 2: 233 (1930)
= Escobaria zilziana subsp. fricii Halda & Sladk.; Acta Mus. Richnov., Sect. Nat. 7(1): 35 (2000)
= Neobesseya zilziana (Boed.) Boed.; Mammillarien-Vergleichs-Schlüssel 14 (1933), Kaktus-ABC [Backeberg & Knuth] 379 (1935)
= Neobesseya zilziana (Boed.) Boed. ex Backeb. & F.M.Knuth; Kaktus-ABC [Backeberg & Knuth] 379 (1935)
= Pelecyphora zilziana (Boed.) D.Aquino & Dan.Sanchez; PhytoKeys 188: 145 (2022)
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