Escobaria hesteri

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Escobaria hesteri
Escobaria hesteri

Taxonavigation

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Taxonavigation: Caryophyllales 
Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Ordo: Caryophyllales

Familia: Cactaceae
Subfamilia: Cactoideae
Tribus: Cacteae
Genus: Escobaria
Sectio: E. sect. Escobaria
Species: Escobaria hesteri
Subspecies: E. h. subsp. grata – E. h. subsp. hesteri

Name

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Escobaria hesteri (Y.Wright) Buxb., 1951

Note

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The specific epithet hesteri honors the American cactus lover John Pinckney Hester from Fredonia, one of the leading explorers of the Big Bend area.

Synonyms

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  • Coryphantha hesteri Y.Wright

Distribution

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Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Northern America
    • Regional: Mexico
      • Texas

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

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Vernacular names

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English: Hester's foxtail cactus, Hester's Cory Cactus
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