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Endangered
CITES App. II
Mammillaria vivipara var. arizonica
Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. ser. 4, 25: 263. 1944
Family
Cactaceae
Genus
Species
Mammillaria vivipara var. arizonica
Author
(Engelm. in W.H.Brewer & S.Watson) L.D.Benson
Chinese genus
乳突球属
Chinese name
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Accepted
DescriptionEdit description
Description
Escobaria viviparaSN|9953]]SN|9953]] is a small solitary or clumping cactus, some varieties forming colonies of over 200 stems. This species is the most widespread, abundant and variable member of the genus.
Note
The Arizonica variety has small low thick stem, usually single, spines are very dense, red-white, dark red or black.