Escobaria hesteri (Y.Wright) Buxb.

Hester's foxtail cactus (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Cactaceae > Escobaria

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous shrub. It grows 0.035-0.12m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.04 - 0.12
Root system tap-root
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-3
Soil texture 5-6
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-9

Usage

Uses -
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -7
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Escobaria hesteri unspecified picture

Distribution

Escobaria hesteri world distribution map, present in United States of America

Conservation status

Escobaria hesteri threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID -
WFO ID wfo-0000680635
COL ID 3BHG5
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Escobaria hesteri Coryphantha hesteri

Lower taxons

Escobaria hesteri subsp. grata Escobaria hesteri subsp. hesteri