Escobaria vivipara

Escobaria vivipara
	Escobaria vivipara
Systematics
Order :	Clove-like (Caryophyllales)
Family :	Cactus family (Cactaceae)
Subfamily :	Cactoideae
Tribe :	Cacteae
Genre :	Escobaria
Type :	Escobaria vivipara
Scientific name
	Escobaria vivipara
	( Nutt. ) Buxb.

Escobaria vivipara is a species of plant in the genus Escobaria from the cactus family(Cactaceae). The specific epithet vivipara is derived from the Latin word viviparus and means 'giving birth to life'. The relation to the species is unclear. Trivial names are "Arizona Beehive", "Beehive Cactus", "Biscuit Cactus", "Desert Beehive Cactus", "Desert Cactus", "Estrella de la Tarde", "Foxtail Cactus", "Hens and Chickens", "Showy Pincushion" and "Spiny Star Cactus".

description

Escobaria vivipara rarely grows individually and usually forms groups. The spherical shoots reach heights of growth of up to 7 centimeters. The thorns hardly cover the shoots. Your noticeable warts are up to 12 millimeters long. The often hair-like thorns are translucent and shiny. The three to seven uniformly orange or brown colored central spines are spreading and strong. The approximately 16 radiant radial spines are white.

The flowers are bright pink to purple. They are up to 6 inches long and reach a diameter of 5 inches. The green, ellipsoidal fruits are up to 2.5 centimeters long and 1.5 centimeters in diameter. At the top they are often covered with scales.

Distribution, systematics and endangerment

Escobaria vivipara is widespread in the Canadian Prairie Provinces of Alberta , Saskatchewan, and Manitoba , the United States, and the Mexican states of Chihuahua , Coahuila, and Sonora .

The first description as Cactus viviparus by Thomas Nuttall was published in 1813. Franz Buxbaum placed the species in the genus Escobaria in 1951 .

Other nomenclature synonyms are Mammillaria vivipara (Nutt.) Haw. (1819), Echinocactus viviparus (Nutt.) Poselg. (1853), Mammillaria radiosa f. vivipara (Nutt.) Schelle (1907, incorrect name ICBN -Article 11.4) and Coryphantha vivipara (Nutt.) Britton & Rose (1913).

In the Red List of Threatened Species of the IUCN , the species is listed as " Least Concern (LC) ". H. listed as not endangered.

use

The fruits were used medicinally.

proof

literature

Edward F. Anderson : The Great Cactus Lexicon . Eugen Ulmer KG, Stuttgart 2005, ISBN 3-8001-4573-1 , p. 277-278 .

Individual evidence

↑ Urs Eggli, Leonard E. Newton: Etymological Dictionary of Succulent Plant Names . Springer, Berlin / Heidelberg 2010, ISBN 978-3-642-05597-3 , p. 254.
^ In: John Fraser: Catalog of New and Interesting Plants Collected in Upper Louisiana and Principally on the River Missouri, North America, for Sale at Messrs. Fraser's Nursery for Curious American Plants, Sloane, Square, King's Road, Chelsea . No. 22, London 1813.
^ Franz Buxbaum: The phylogeny of the North American chinocacteen. Trib. Euechinocactinae F. Buxb. In: Austrian Botanical Journal . Volume 98, Numbers 1-2, 1951, p. 78.
↑ Escobaria vivipara in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013.2. Posted by: Terry, M., Heil, K. & Corral-Díaz, R., 2009. Retrieved December 17, 2013.

Web links

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[1] Urs Eggli, Leonard E. Newton: Etymological Dictionary of Succulent Plant Names . Springer, Berlin / Heidelberg 2010, ISBN 978-3-642-05597-3 , p. 254.

[2] In: John Fraser: Catalog of New and Interesting Plants Collected in Upper Louisiana and Principally on the River Missouri, North America, for Sale at Messrs. Fraser's Nursery for Curious American Plants, Sloane, Square, King's Road, Chelsea . No. 22, London 1813.

[3] Franz Buxbaum: The phylogeny of the North American chinocacteen. Trib. Euechinocactinae F. Buxb. In: Austrian Botanical Journal . Volume 98, Numbers 1-2, 1951, p. 78.

[4] Escobaria vivipara in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013.2. Posted by: Terry, M., Heil, K. & Corral-Díaz, R., 2009. Retrieved December 17, 2013.