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Carpet Foxtail Cactus

Escobaria sneedii

705 observations in the source records

Wildlife study photograph from iNaturalist.
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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 25, February 23, March 26, April 38, May 49, June 29, July 30, August 32, September 33, October 27, November 23, December 26.
United States528
New Mexico361
Texas165
Mexico4
Chihuahua4
Arizona2

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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