Escobaria vivipara is a synonym of:

Pelecyphora vivipara

Pelecyphora vivipara (Nuttall) D. Aquino & Dan. Sánchez is an accepted species name sensu POWO.

Vernacular names

• mamillaire vivipare Darbyshire et al., 2000

• pincushion cactus FNA Ed. Comm., 2003a
• beehive cactus FNA Ed. Comm., 2003a
• pink pincushion cactus ITIS, 2010
• purple ball cactus Harms, 2006
• spinystar cactus USDA NRCS, 2009+

Synonyms

• Cactus viviparus Nuttall FNA Ed. Comm., 2003a
• Coryphantha vivipara (Nuttall) Britton & Rose FNA Ed. Comm., 2003a
• Echinocactus viviparus (Nuttall) Poselger TROPICOS
• Escobaria vivipara (Nuttall) Buxbaum POWO
• Escobaria vivipara (Nuttall) Buxbaum var. vivipara TROPICOS
• Mamillaria radiosa var. vivipara (Nuttall) Schelle FNA Ed. Comm., 2003a
• Mammillaria vivipara (Nuttall) Haworth FNA Ed. Comm., 2003a

Distribution

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• Native
• Introduced
• Ephemeral
• Excluded
• Extirpated
• Doubtful
• Absent

Classification

Class	Equisetopsida
Subclass	Magnoliidae
Superorder	Caryophyllanae
Order	Caryophyllales
Family	Cactaceae
Subfamily	Cactoideae
Tribe	Cacteae
Genus	Pelecyphora
Species	Pelecyphora vivipara

Habit

Herb