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Escobaria vivipara
Spinystar, Beehive Cactus
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Photographer: Gerald and Buff Corsi
Collection: CalAcademy
ID: 6666 6666 0814 0081 (2014-08-12)Copyright © 2014 California Academy of Sciences
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date of photo Apr 21, 2013
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Great Basin National Park (Nevada, US)notes Beehive Cactus, Escobaria vivipara or Coryphantha vivipara, is a species of cactus known by several common names, including spinystar, and viviparous foxtail cactus. It is native to North America, where certain varieties can be found from Mexico to Canada. Most are limited to the Mojave and Sonoran Deserts. This is a small cactus growing to a maximum height of about 15 centimeters, often remaining smaller and oblong or spherical. It is densely covered in a mat of star-shaped arrays of straight white spines one to two and a half centimeters long. It flowers in yellow, pink, or purple blooms two to five centimeters across.CalAcademy slide # Beehive Cactus 130421 _D332437 photo category: Plant - annual/perennial
original filename: Beehive Cactus 130421 _D332437.jpg
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