Escobaria sneediiBritton & Rose
Carpet Foxtail Cactus , Sneed ’s Cory Cactus , Sneed ’s Cscobaria , Sneed ’s Pincushion , Sneed ’s Pincushion Cactus
Coryphantha sneedii , Coryphantha viviparavar.sneedii , Mammillaria sneedii , Pelecyphora sneedii , Pelecyphora sneediisubsp.sneedii
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family unit : CactaceaeSubfamily : CactoideaeTribe : CacteaeGenus : Escobaria
Escobaria sneediiis endemical to the Chihuahuan Desert . It occur in spread out locations in New Mexico , Texas in the United States , and the Chihuahuan desert scrub in Mexico .
Escobaria sneediiis a smallcactusthat forms large chunk of green , usually stiff and vertical shank befog by white spines . The stems grow up to 10.8 inch ( 27 cm ) farseeing and up to 4 column inch ( 10 cm ) in diam , spheric at first , by and by cylindric or society - influence . The tubercles are stiff , cone cell - form , and 0.5 inch ( 1.2 cm ) long . Each areole birth 31 to 96 spur , all bright , white Edward White or pinkish when young .
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The flowers can be blanched , ointment , pale tan , greenish - white , or pale rose wine - pink and may have a darker mid - stripe of almost any colour . They are funnel - form , up to 1.1 in ( 2.8 cm ) long , up to 1 inch ( 2.5 centimeter ) in diameter , and appear at the top of the stems in natural spring . fruit are broadly speaking ruddy or gullible , usually tinged with other colors , and up to 0.8 inches ( 2 atomic number 96 ) long . yield are red or green , spicy when fresh , and with bright red brown or chocolate-brown orangish seminal fluid . They are globose , club - mold , or cylindrical , about 0.4 inch ( 2 curium ) retentive and 0.3 inches ( 0.8 cm ) in diameter .
USDA hardiness zones8a to 11b : from 10 ° F ( −12.2 ° light speed ) to 50 ° F ( +10 ° C ) .
Escobarias are susceptible to rot and requirewell - debilitate soilwithout excess water or stagnancy . It has been observed that the plants also meet from environmental humidity , which should rather persist very humbled ( 30 to 50 % ) . Avoidwateringduring the winter , when the plant is hibernating . WateringEscobariain cold environmental conditions will almost sure run to the death of the works . The plant life , whose growth is typically quite slow , perceive a meaning temperature difference between night and mean solar day in the growing season .
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The experienced agriculturalist knows well the difficulty of survival of the members of this genus , which is certainly not one of the easiest to grow . The seed germination rate is lower than other genera , and other propagation methods , such as offset or cuttings , are preferable .
Learn more atHow to maturate and Care for Escobaria .
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