Coryphantha alversonii

Coryphantha alversonii,[1] commonly known as the foxtail cactus, is a stem succulent plant in the genus Coryphantha of the cactus family (Cactaceae).[2]

Coryphantha alversonii
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Binomial name
Coryphantha alversonii
(J.M.Coult.) Orcutt

The cactus is endemic to southern California, found only in the mountain ranges of the southern Mojave Desert.[2]

Description

Coryphantha alversonii has black tipped spines and lavender flowers.[3]

It is vulnerable species on the California Native Plant Society Inventory of Rare and Endangered Plants.[2]

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