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Escobaria minima (Nellie Cory Cactus)

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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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Plant Types edit
  • Cacti
  • Succulent
Zones / Hardiness edit
  • 9a (to 25 F / -4 C)
  • 9b (to 30 F / -1 C)
  • 10a (to 35 F / 2 C)
  • 10b (to 40 F / 4 C)
  • 11 (Above 40 F / Above 4 C)
Height (Maximum) edit
  • < 6 inches (< 15 cm)
Spread (Maximum) edit
  • < 6 inches (< 15 cm)
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  • Greenhouse
Sun Exposure edit
  • Partial Shade
Soil Types edit
  • Well-drained
  • Poor
Soil pH edit
  • 5.5 - 5.9 (Medium acidic)
Bloom Colour edit
  • Red
  • Pink
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  • Seed
  • Division
Skill Level edit
  • Some Experience
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süleyman (361) wrote on Nov 06 2009
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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.



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Other names for this plant:
Coryphantha minima
Coryphantha nellieae
Escobaria nellieae
Mammillaria nellieae



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