Escobaria vivipara
Common Name(s): Arizona Beehive, Beehive Cactus, Bisbee Beehive Cactus, Biscuit Cactus, Desert Beehive Cactus, Desert Cactus, Foxtail Cactus, Hens and Chickens, Rose Beehive Cactus, Showy Pincushion, Spiny Star Cactus, Ball Cactus
Synonym(s): Cactus vivipara, Mammillaria vivipara, Coryphantha vivipara, Mammillaria radiosa, Cactus radiosus, Echinocactus radiosus, Coryphantha radiosa, Escobaria radiosa, Escobaria neomexicana, Mammillaria arizonica, Coryphantha arizonica, Coryphantha bisbeeana, Coryphantha columnaris, Coryphantha fragrans, Coryphantha rosea, Coryphantha oklahomensis
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Subfamily: Cactoideae
Tribe: Cacteae
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Distribution:
Alberta, Manitoba, Saskatchewan - Canada : Chihuahua, Coahuila de Zaragoza, Sonora - Mexico
: Arizona, California (state), Colorado, Kansas, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Wyoming - United States (North America)
Habit: Globose
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Flower: Pink | Encounterability: Common Locally in Some Areas |
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E. vivipara
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Picture taken at: Big Stone Wildlife Refuge, Near Ortonville, MN
Photographer: Daiv Freeman
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E. vivipara
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Picture taken at: Big Stone Wildlife Refuge, Near Ortonville, MN
Photographer: Daiv Freeman
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E. vivipara
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Picture taken at: Big Stone Wildlife Refuge, Near Ortonville, MN
Photographer: Daiv Freeman
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E. vivipara
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Picture taken at: Charles Barnum Private Collection, Sparks Nevada
Photographer: Charles Barnum
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E. vivipara
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Picture taken at: Above Sedona, AZ on Schnebly Hill Road
Photographer: Daiv Freeman
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E. vivipara
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Picture taken at: Above Sedona, AZ on Schnebly Hill Road
Photographer: Daiv Freeman
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E. vivipara
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Picture taken at: Above Sedona, AZ on Schnebly Hill Road
Photographer: Daiv Freeman
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E. vivipara
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Picture taken at: Above Sedona, AZ on Schnebly Hill Road
Photographer: Daiv Freeman
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E. vivipara
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Picture taken at: Above Sedona, AZ on Schnebly Hill Road
Photographer: Daiv Freeman
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E. vivipara
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Picture taken at: Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota
Photographer: Daiv Freeman
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E. vivipara
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Picture taken at: Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota
Photographer: Daiv Freeman
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E. vivipara
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Picture taken at: Agate Fossil Beds National Monument, Nebraska
Photographer: Ranger Dustin Jackson
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E. vivipara
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Picture taken at: Juergen Menzel's Private Collection
Photographer: Juergen Menzel
Photographer's Website: Click Here
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E. vivipara
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Picture taken at: Habitat in Arizona
Photographer: Craig Howe
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E. vivipara
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Picture taken at: Habitat in Arizona
Photographer: Craig Howe
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E. vivipara
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Picture taken at: Habitat in Arizona
Photographer: Craig Howe
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E. vivipara
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Picture taken at: Mt. Springs Summit, Nevada
Photographer: Craig Howe
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E. vivipara
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Picture taken at: Artesia, New Mexico
Photographer: Craig Howe
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E. vivipara
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Picture taken at: Artesia, New Mexico
Photographer: Craig Howe
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E. vivipara
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Picture taken at: Craig Childre's Private Collection
Photographer: Craig Childre
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E. vivipara
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Picture taken at: Northern Arizona
Photographer: Vladimir Malov
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E. vivipara
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Picture taken at: Northern Arizona
Photographer: Vladimir Malov
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E. vivipara
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Picture taken at: Northern Arizona
Photographer: Vladimir Malov
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E. vivipara
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Picture taken at: Bev and Kermit Bender's greenhouse, Escanaba MI
Photographer: Kermit Bender
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Escobaria vivipara var. neomexicana
Common Name(s): Arizona Beehive, Beehive Cactus, Bisbee Beehive Cactus, Biscuit Cactus, Desert Beehive Cactus, Desert Cactus, Foxtail Cactus, Hens and Chickens, Rose Beehive Cactus, Showy Pincushion, Spiny Star Cactus, Ball Cactus
Synonym(s): Cactus vivipara, Mammillaria vivipara, Coryphantha vivipara, Mammillaria radiosa, Cactus radiosus, Echinocactus radiosus, Coryphantha radiosa, Escobaria radiosa, Escobaria neomexicana, Mammillaria arizonica, Coryphantha arizonica, Coryphantha bisbeeana, Coryphantha columnaris, Coryphantha fragrans, Coryphantha rosea, Coryphantha oklahomensis
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E. vivipara var. neomexicana
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Picture taken at: Juergen Menzel's Private Collection
Photographer: Juergen Menzel
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E. vivipara var. neomexicana
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Picture taken at: Juergen Menzel's Private Collection
Photographer: Juergen Menzel
Photographer's Website: Click Here
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Escobaria vivipara var. kaibabensis
Common Name(s): Arizona Beehive, Beehive Cactus, Bisbee Beehive Cactus, Biscuit Cactus, Desert Beehive Cactus, Desert Cactus, Foxtail Cactus, Hens and Chickens, Rose Beehive Cactus, Showy Pincushion, Spiny Star Cactus, Ball Cactus
Synonym(s): Cactus vivipara, Mammillaria vivipara, Coryphantha vivipara, Mammillaria radiosa, Cactus radiosus, Echinocactus radiosus, Coryphantha radiosa, Escobaria radiosa, Escobaria neomexicana, Mammillaria arizonica, Coryphantha arizonica, Coryphantha bisbeeana, Coryphantha columnaris, Coryphantha fragrans, Coryphantha rosea, Coryphantha oklahomensis
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E. vivipara var. kaibabensis
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Picture taken at: Toroweep, Arizona
Photographer: Craig Howe
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Escobaria vivipara var. bisbeeana
Common Name(s): Arizona Beehive, Beehive Cactus, Bisbee Beehive Cactus, Biscuit Cactus, Desert Beehive Cactus, Desert Cactus, Foxtail Cactus, Hens and Chickens, Rose Beehive Cactus, Showy Pincushion, Spiny Star Cactus, Ball Cactus
Synonym(s): Cactus vivipara, Mammillaria vivipara, Coryphantha vivipara, Mammillaria radiosa, Cactus radiosus, Echinocactus radiosus, Coryphantha radiosa, Escobaria radiosa, Escobaria neomexicana, Mammillaria arizonica, Coryphantha arizonica, Coryphantha bisbeeana, Coryphantha columnaris, Coryphantha fragrans, Coryphantha rosea, Coryphantha oklahomensis
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E. vivipara var. bisbeeana
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Picture taken at: Santa Catalina Mountains, Arizona
Photographer: Ralf Holzheu
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E. vivipara var. bisbeeana
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Picture taken at: Santa Catalina Mountains, Arizona
Photographer: Ralf Holzheu
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E. vivipara var. bisbeeana
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Picture taken at: Santa Catalina Mountains, Arizona
Photographer: Ralf Holzheu
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E. vivipara var. bisbeeana
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Picture taken at: Santa Catalina Mountains, Arizona
Photographer: Ralf Holzheu
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E. vivipara var. bisbeeana
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Picture taken at: Near Tucson, AZ
Photographer: Peter Breslin
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E. vivipara var. bisbeeana
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Picture taken at: Near Tucson, AZ
Photographer: Peter Breslin
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E. vivipara var. bisbeeana
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Picture taken at: Southeastern Arizona
Photographer: Daiv Freeman
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E. vivipara var. bisbeeana
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Picture taken at: Southeastern Arizona
Photographer: Daiv Freeman
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E. vivipara var. bisbeeana
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Picture taken at: Southeastern Arizona
Photographer: Daiv Freeman
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E. vivipara var. bisbeeana
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Picture taken at: Southeastern Arizona
Photographer: Daiv Freeman
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E. vivipara var. bisbeeana
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Picture taken at: Southeastern Arizona
Photographer: Daiv Freeman
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E. vivipara var. bisbeeana
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Picture taken at: Altar Valley, Arizona
Photographer: John Durham
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