Escobaria

Escobaria tuberculosa, type species

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Caryophyllales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Ordo: Caryophyllales

Familia: Cactaceae
Subfamilia: Cactoideae
Tribus: Cacteae
Genus: Escobaria
Sectiones: E. sect. Escobaria – E. sect. Neobesseya – E. sect. Pleurantha
Species: E. abdita – E. alversonii – E. chihuahuensis – E. cubensis – E. dasyacantha – E. duncanii – E. emskoetteriana – E. hesteri – E. laredoi – E. lloydii – E. minima – E. missouriensis – E. robbinsiorum – E. sneedii – E. tuberculosa – E. vivipara – E. zilziana

Source(s) of checklist:
Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Escobaria in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Mar 13. Reference page.

Name

• Escobaria Britton & Rose, Cactaceae 4: 53. 1923.
  • Type species: Escobaria tuberculosa (Engelm.) Britton & Rose

Note

The botanical name honors the Mexican brothers Rómulo Escobar Zerman (1882-1946) and Numa Pompilio Escobar Zerman (1874-1949), who founded an agricultural school.

Synonyms

• Cochiseia W.H.Earle
• Escobesseya Hester
• Escocoryphantha Doweld
• Fobea Fric ex Boed.
• Neobesseya Britton & Rose

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America Alberta, Arizona, California, Colorado, Cuba, Illinois, Kansas, Manitoba, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southwest, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Saskatchewan, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Wyoming References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Britton, N.L. & Rose, J.N. 1923. The Cactaceae. Descriptions and Illustrations of Plants of the Cactus Family. Vol. 4. 318 pp. + 37 pl. Carnegie Institution of Washington. BHL PDF Reference page. : 4: 53.

Additional references

• Govaerts, R.H.A. 2001. World Checklist of Seed Plants. Database in ACCESS E-F: 1-50919 [unavailable to the public]. Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Escobaria in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Mar 13. Reference page. 
• Korotkova, N. et al. 2021. Escobaria in Cactaceae at Caryophyllales.org. A global synthesis of species diversity in the angiosperm order Caryophyllales. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Nov. 14. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Escobaria. Published online. Accessed: Mar 13 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Escobaria. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 13 Mar 2021.
• Hassler, M. 2021. Escobaria. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Mar 13. Reference page. 
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Escobaria in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10.

Vernacular names

English: Foxtail Cacti
suomi: Keräkaktukset

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