Coryphantha alversonii Calflora

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Taxon Report

Coryphantha alversonii (J. M. Coult.) Orcutt

Foxtail cactus

2019 Lynn Sweet

2012 Keir Morse

2005 Dr. Amadej Trnkoczy

2023 Olga Batalov

2012 Keir Morse

Coryphantha alversonii is a perennial herb (stem succulent) that is native to California, and also found in Arizona.

also called Escobaria vivipara var. alversonii

California Rare Plant Rank: 4.3 (limited distribution).


	Plant Range Observation Search ~129 records in California Plant Characteristics one or more occurrences within a 7.5-minute quadrangle

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Genus:	Coryphantha
Family:	Cactaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Communities: Creosote Bush Scrub

Name Status:
Accepted by CNPS

Alternate Names:


CNPS	Escobaria vivipara var. alversonii
JEF + PLANTS	Escobaria alversonii

Information about Coryphantha alversonii from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. USDA PLANTS Profile (ESAL2) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map CNPS Inventory: 4.3 Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 11/21/2024).