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Organ Mountains Foxtail Cactus

Escobaria organensis

198 observations in the source records

Wildlife study photograph from iNaturalist.
(c) chrisnowa, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

25 photos

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What the records say

Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in New Mexico.January 10, February 10, March 16, April 34, May 20, June 12, July 16, August 14, September 14, October 30, November 10, December 11.
United States302
New Mexico151
Texas151

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Group and habits

  • Shrub growth formListed by a harvested source as having a shrub or bush growth form.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • Perennial plantListed by a harvested source as having a perennial life duration.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • Cactus growth formDescends from the cactus family.Inferred from its group

Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumVascular Plants · Tracheophyta
ClassDicots · Magnoliopsida
Orderpinks, cactuses, and allies · Caryophyllales
Familycacti · Cactaceae
GenusFoxtail Cactuses · Escobaria

Sources

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