Escobaria tuberculosa

Escobaria tuberculosa, Franklin Mountains, El Paso County, Texas. Photograph by Wynn Anderson.

Common English Names: Cob Cactus
Common Spanish Names:
Scientific Name: Escobaria tuberculosa (ess-ko-BAH-ree-uh too-ber-kew-LOH-suh)
Family: Cactaceae (Cactus Family)
Geographic Range: Southeastern Arizona, southern New Mexico and Trans-Pecos Texas south into northern Mexico (Coahuila, Chihuahua, and Durango).
Plant Form: Stem succulent
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Last Update: 17 May 2006