Escobaria vivipara
Escobaria vivipara
Escobaria vivipara is a flowering plant in the genus Escobaria from the cactus family ( Cactaceae ). The specific epithet vivipara is derived from the Latin word viviparus and means, viviparous '. The reference to the species is unclear. Trivial names are " Arizona Beehive ," " Beehive Cactus ", " Biscuit Cactus", "Desert Beehive Cactus", "Desert Cactus ", " Estrella de la Tarde ", " Foxtail Cactus ", " Hens and Chickens ", " Showy Pincushion " and " Spiny Star Cactus".
Description
Escobaria vivipara rarely grows individually and typically forms groups. The spherical impulses reach stature heights of up to 7 inches. The spines barely concealed the instincts. Their showy warts are up to 12 millimeters long. The often hair-like thorns are translucent and shiny. The three to seven uniformly orange or brown colored central spines are straddling and strong. The approximately 16 radiating spines are white.
The flowers are bright pink to purple. They are up to 6 inches long and can reach a diameter of 5 inches. The green, ellipsoid fruits are up to 2.5 inches long and have a diameter of 1.5 centimeters. At their head, they are often busy with scales.
Distribution, systematics and hazard
Escobaria vivipara is widely used in the Canadian prairie provinces of Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba, the United States and the Mexican states of Chihuahua, Coahuila and Sonora.
The first description as Cactus viviparus by Thomas Nuttall was published in 1813. Franz Buxbaum put the type in 1951 in the genus Escobaria.
Further nomenclatural synonyms are Mammillaria vivipara ( Nutt. ) Haw. (1819 ), Echinocactus viviparus ( Nutt. ) Poselg. (1853 ), Mammillaria vivipara radiosa f ( Nutt. ) Clamp (1907, incorrect name ICBN article 11.4) and coryphantha vivipara ( Nutt. ) Britton & Rose (1913).
In the Red List of Threatened Species IUCN, the type is known as " Least Concern ( LC) ," ie, than not led at risk.
Use
The fruits have been used medicinally.