Escobaria tuberculosa

Escobaria tuberculosa, the corncob cactus, is a species of flowering plant in the family Cactaceae, native to the south-central United States, and northern Mexico.[1][2] It is only found growing on igneous rocks.[3]

Escobaria tuberculosa
In bloom
Botanical illustration
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Subfamily: Cactoideae
Genus: Escobaria
Species:
E. tuberculosa
Binomial name
Escobaria tuberculosa
Range
Synonyms[2]
List
    • Cactus tuberculosus (Engelm.) Kuntze
    • Coryphantha dasyacantha var. varicolor (Tiegel) L.D.Benson
    • Coryphantha strobiliformis var. durispina (Quehl) L.D.Benson
    • Coryphantha tuberculosa (Engelm.) Orcutt
    • Coryphantha tuberculosa var. varicolor (Tiegel) A.D.Zimmerman
    • Coryphantha varicolor Tiegel
    • Escobaria dasyacantha var. varicolor (Tiegel) D.R.Hunt
    • Escobaria strobiliformis var. durispina (Quehl) Bravo
    • Escobaria strobiliformis subsp. sisperai Halda & Sladk.
    • Escobaria tuberculosa var. durispina (Quehl) Børgesen
    • Escobaria tuberculosa var. pubescens (Quehl) Y.Itô
    • Escobaria tuberculosa subsp. varicolor (Tiegel) Lüthy
    • Escobaria tuberculosa var. varicolor (Tiegel) S.Brack & K.D.Heil
    • Mammillaria strobiliformis f. durispina (Quehl) Schelle
    • Mammillaria strobiliformis var. durispina Quehl
    • Mammillaria strobiliformis var. pubescens Quehl
    • Mammillaria strobiliformis f. pubescens (Quehl) Schelle
    • Mammillaria strobiliformis var. rufispina Quehl
    • Mammillaria strobiliformis f. rufispina (Quehl) Schelle
    • Mammillaria tuberculosa Engelm.

References
  1. Terry, M.; Heil, K.; Corral-Díaz, R. (2017) [amended version of 2013 assessment]. "Corncob Cactus Escobaria tuberculosa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T151721A121505261. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T151721A121505261.en. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
  2. "Escobaria tuberculosa (Engelm.) Britton & Rose". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
  3. Lüthy, Jonas (2010). "Some Cacti of "Adjacent Mexico"". Cactus and Succulent Journal. 82 (3): 108–115. doi:10.2985/015.082.0304. S2CID 86519969.


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