Escobaria Britton & Rose (1923)
named after the brothers Rómulo and Numa Escobar from Mexico City and Juárez,
to honor of their work,
tubercle cactus, globular to cylindrical, small, with a furrow on the tubercles, clumping
radial spines mostly bristly, white, yellow or with a dark tip
central spine absent or only somewhat stronger and darker
flowers small at the crown, white, yellow, pink or purple
fruits red; seeds black |
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Distribution |
USA
northern to central Mexico
warm arid areas |
Growth period |
full sun and warm location, the hottest and sunniest spot is the best, only then they blooming
somewhat sensitive against moisture but constant slightly moisture, with a watering rest in high summer is necessary
keep the root neck dry
by spraying to cater for air moisture |
Winterperiod |
dry and bright at minimum 4–10°C (39–50°F) |
Substrat |
very porous to water, minerally, gritty with addition of somewhat loam |
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| Escobaria emskoetteriana (Quehl) Borg (1937) |
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Habitat |
USA
Texas - plain of the Rio Grande
Mexico
Coahuila, Nuevo León, Tamaulipas
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Description |
named after Robert Emskoetter
to 2 in (5 cm) high, 1.6 in (4 cm) Ø, dark green, many stems, forms cluster
tubercles 0.4 in (1 cm) long, conical
over 20 radial spines, to 0.8 in (2 cm) long, white with brown tips
6–8 central spines, like radial spines, thickened at the base, foxy red to the tip
flowers 1.2 in (3 cm) long, whiteish with green red center
sepals with a fringed margin, petals over 0.8 in (2 cm) long
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| Synonyms |
Mammillaria emkoetteriana Quehl (1910)
Coryphanta emskoetteriana (Quehl) A. Berger (1929) |
| CITES |
Appendix II |
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