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Escobaria minima (Nellie Cory Cactus)
Type: Species | Edit History Plant ID - 502450 |
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Scientific Classification Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Caryophyllales Family: Cactaceae Genus: Escobaria Species: Escobaria minima |
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USA - Chihuahuan desert, Brewster County, Texas
They are found from only three populations, all in a tiny area of this county. Frost Toler. Hardy to -7 C. Habit: Ovoid Encounterability in collections: Common locally in some areas Listed in CITES app.1 Synonym: Coryphantha minima, Escobaria nellieae, Coryphantha nellieae, Mammillaria nellieae. This tiny species is almost extinct in its habitat, Texas. Thanks to nurseries and hobbysts who propogate the sp. continuously. Escobaria minima grows in desert grassland and is restricted to the Caballos Novaculite Formation. I like this opinion 1 person likes this opinion Note: please don't use this box to post questions, you can do that on our forums instead. |
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Other names for this plant:
Coryphantha minima
Coryphantha nellieae
Escobaria nellieae
Mammillaria nellieae
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