Escobaria is a genus of cacti that includes about 25 species native to the desert areas of the Atlantic and the North American continent (Canada, the southeastern United States, and Mexico). Escobaria minima and Escobaria sneedii have become very rare in nature and are legally protected species.

Known variously as foxtail cactus, pincushion cactus or spiny star, escobaria is another group of small, tubercular cacti, similar to mammillaria and coryphantha; the main difference with the former is that flowers appear at or near the top rather than lower down the stem, while the latter has different seeds (the surface is crossed rather than ...

Apart from some opuntia, escobaria vivipara (also classed as coryphantha vivipara) is the most widespread cactus in the US; the species has good frost tolerance and has adapted to a wide range of habitats, from Mexico all the way north to Canada, where it is one of only four cactus species in the country.

Several species of Escobaria are quite popular in cultivation, but most notable are the species which are cold hardy. While many species are from warmer Mexico and the Southern United States, two species in particular range all the way north into Canada.

Escobaria Britton & Rose Pelecyphora , pincushion cactus or foxtail cactus [ 1 ] is a genus of cacti , comprising 20 species. They originate from Mexico and the United States.

Description: Escobaria abditaSN|10274]]SN|23792]] is a fascinating little, very cryptic, geophytic plant with a swollen subterranean root. The plant bears a resemblance both to Escobaria minimaSN|10308]]SN|10308]] (spines) and Escobaria missouriensisSN|23792]]SN|10274]] (flowers).

Escobaria vivipara (Nutt.) Buxb.: It is a small solitary or clumping cactus. Some varieties form colonies of over 200 stems. This species is the most widespread, abundant and variable member of the genus. It is densely covered in a mat of star-shaped arrays of spines. Known as far north as Manitoba (Canada) Escobaria vivipara var. arizonica ...