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''Escobaria'', pincushion cactus or foxtail cactus〔("''Escobaria'' Britton & Rose foxtail cactus" ) PLANTS database, Natural Resources Conservation Service, United States Department of Agriculture〕 is a genus of low-growing cacti that range from the southernmost parts of central and western Canada through northern Mexico, with one species in Cuba. The genus comprises about 23 species. The term "pincushion cactus" may also refer to the related ''Mammillaria''. The stems of ''Escobaria'' range from globose to cylindrical, and lack nectar-secreting glands; while ribs are absent, tubercles are present, tending to become corky and deciduous as they age. The flowers usually appear in spring and may have a variety of colors, while the fruits are almost always red. The seeds in this genus are notable for being deeply pitted. Common species include the Missouri foxtail cactus ''E. missouriensis'',〔("''Escobaria missouriensis'' (Sweet) D.R. Hunt - Missouri foxtail cactus" ) PLANTS database, Natural Resources Conservation Service, United States Department of Agriculture〕 widespread in grassland and forest west of the Mississippi, and the spinystar ''E. vivipara'',〔("''Escobaria vivipara'' (Nutt.) Buxbaum - spinystar" ) PLANTS database, Natural Resources Conservation Service, United States Department of Agriculture〕 distributed across the US and into Canada, first described by Nuttall in 1813. ''Escobaria'' was defined by Nathaniel Britton and Joseph Rose in their major work ''The Cactaceae'' (1923); they named the genus after Rómulo and Numa Escobar. The cacti of this genus bear many similarities to ''Coryphantha'' and ''Mammillaria''. Two species were recently moved to ''Acharagma''. ==Taxonomy== The following genera have been brought into synonymy with ''Escobaria'': *''Cochiseia'' W.H.Earle *''Escobesseya'' Hester *''Fobea'' Fric (nom. inval.) *''Neobesseya'' Britton & Rose 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Escobaria」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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