Kingdom Plantae Family Cactaceae Rank Species | Order Caryophyllales Genus Coryphantha | |
Similar Coryphantha delaetiana, Coryphantha chlorantha, Coryphantha clavata, Grusonia parishii, Coryphantha pycnacantha | ||
Coryphantha alversonii, commonly known as the foxtail cactus, is a stem succulent plant in the Coryphantha genus of the cactus family (Cactaceae).
The cactus is endemic to southern California, found only in the mountain ranges of the southern Mojave Desert.
Description
Coryphantha alversonii has black tipped spines and lavender flowers.
It is vulnerable species on the California Native Plant Society Inventory of Rare and Endangered Plants.
References
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