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Mammillaria radiosa var. vivipara (Nutt.) Schelle
Handb. Kakteenkult. 236. 1907 as Mamillaria
Family: CACTACEAE

Accepted Scientific Name: Escobaria vivipara (Nutt.) Buxb.
Oesterr. Bot. Z. 98: 78. 1951 as vivipera

Mammillaria radiosa var. vivipara (Escobaria vivipara) Photo by: Colin Bundred
The plant was collected at the northern tip of its range in Drumheller Alberta Canada, were it occurs both as single plants and less frequently, small clumps. It has proven perfectly hardy in gardens even further north, in and around Edmonton.

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Accepted name in llifle Database:
Escobaria vivipara (Nutt.) Buxb.
Oesterr. Bot. Z. 98: 78. 1951 as vivipera
Synonymy: 60 Accepted name in llifle Database:
Escobaria vivipara var. deserti (Engelm. in W.H.Brewer & S.Watson) W.T.Marshall
Desert. Bot. Gard. Arizona, Sci. Bull. 1: 94. 1950
Synonymy: 16
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Common Names include:
ENGLISH: Beehive Cactus, Arizona Beehave, Bisbee Beehave Cactus, Biscuit Cactus, Desert Beehave Cactus, Desert Cactus, Foxtail Cactus, Hens and Chichens, Kaibab Beahave kactus, Rose Beehave Cactus, Showy Pincushion, Spiny Star Cactus, Pincushion Cactus, Spinystar
SPANISH (Español): Estrella de la Tarde

Subspecies, varieties, forms and cultivars of plants belonging to the Escobaria vivipara group


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Mammillaria radiosa var. vivipara (Escobaria vivipara) Photo by: Cactus Art
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Mammillaria radiosa var. vivipara (Escobaria vivipara) Photo by: Cactus Art

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Mammillaria radiosa var. vivipara (Escobaria vivipara) Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli
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Mammillaria radiosa var. vivipara (Escobaria vivipara) Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli

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Mammillaria radiosa var. vivipara (Escobaria vivipara) Photo by: Cactus Art
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JRT1112 Fremont Co., Colorado, USA. (Escobaria vivipara) Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli

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RP113 FT Union New Mexico. (Escobaria vivipara) Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli
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Mammillaria radiosa var. vivipara (Escobaria vivipara) Photo by: Cactus Art

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