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Plants
White Foxtail Cactus
Escobaria tuberculosa
Authorship: (Engelmann) Britton and Rose
Notes
Coryphantha strobiliformis (Poselger) Orcutt is a synonym.
Sources
[Lieb 851]
Taxonomic Classification
KingdomPlantae
PhylumMAGNOLIOPHYTA (Flowering Plants)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (Dicots)
FamilyCACTACEAE (Cactus Family)
GenusEscobaria
Speciestuberculosa
Conservation assessments from the following sources:
- NatureServe Explorer
- IUCN Red List
- Texas Parks & Wildlife — Species of Greatest Conservation Need (SGCN)
| IUCN Red List | LCLeast Concern |
|---|---|
| NatureServe Global (opens in new tab) | G4Apparently Secure |
| NatureServe (Texas) (opens in new tab) | S3Vulnerable |
| Texas SGCN | Not assessed |