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Escobaria vivipara - Spinystar (Beehive Cactus) Escobaria vivipara - Spinystar (Beehive Cactus)
Scientific Name: Escobaria vivipara (Coryphantha vivipara)
Common Name: Spinystar, Beehive Cactus
Flower Color: Pink to magenta, yellow, green
Plant Type: Cactus, Shrub, Perennial
Height: To 8 inches (20 cm) tall
Date Observed: July 4, 2006
Notes: The showy flowers are up to 2.5 inches (6.4 cm) across with yellow anthers, a white to magenta stigma, and pointed petals. At each areole, the stems have white radial spines and straight, brown-tipped central spines. It blooms from May to July in upland areas.
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