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Escobaria deserti

Scientific Name: Escobaria deserti (Engelm.) Buxb.
Synonym: Cactus radiosus var. deserti , Cactus radiosus var. chloranthus , Coryphantha chlorantha var. deserti , Coryphantha chlorantha, Coryphantha deserti, Coryphantha vivipara var. deserti , Escobaria chlorantha, Mammillaria arizonica var. deserti , Mammillaria chlorantha, Mammillaria deserti, Mammillaria radiosa, Mammillaria radiosa, Mammillaria vivipara var. chlorantha , Mammillaria vivipara var. deserti
Family: Cactaceae

Origin: USA (northwestern Arizona, eastern California, southwestern Utah, southern Nevada)

Growth Habits: Globular or short-cylindrical cactus, up to 8 inches tall (20 cm), 3.2 inches in diameter (8 cm); tubercles obscured by the spines; 3 to 5 whitish central spines with darker tips, up to 1 inch long (2.5 cm); 20 or more radials

Blooming Habits:
Diurnal yellow flowers, with greenish midribs, 1 inch long (2.5 cm), 1.6 inches in diameter (4 cm)

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