Cactaceae FAMILY Least Concern

Escobaria vivipara

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Escobaria vivipara is a spiny, evergreen, succulent cactus, forming a cluster of globose stems around 7cm tall[ 1987 Title The Cactus Family Publication Author Anderson E.F. Publisher Timber Press; Portland, Oregon Year 2001 ISBN 0-88192-498-9 Description An excellent work, giving botanical descriptions of virtually all the cacti, together with their range (but not their habitats) and sometimes also a photo. it also contains a long chapter detailing the many uses of cacti and another on cultivation.. ]. The plant is occasionally harvested from the wild for local use as a food and medicine. Escobaria vivipara has a very wide range, is abundant, and there are no threats. The plant is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2017)[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeN. America - Alberta to Manitoba, south to California to texas and northern Mexico (Chihuahua, Coahuila and Sonora)

HabitatDry valleys, plains and foothills; on open, gentle to steep rocky slopes and flats, with sagebrush or conifer species and grasslands; at elevations from 180 - 2,700 metres[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].