Species Information
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Anthophyta
Class: Dicotyledoneae
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Genus: Escobaria
Species: duncanii
Duncan's Corycactus - Escobaria duncanii
Image courtesy of New Mexico Rare Plants
625933
Species Extent (New Mexico)
General Description
Stems usually solitary, mostly 1-2 cm across by 1-2 cm tall, hemispherical but appearing conical due to spination; tubercles solitary with groove on upper side; spines 30-75 per areole, slender and bristle-like, spreading, to 10(22) mm long; flowers about 1 cm wide, not opening widely, pale whitish, brownish, or pinkish with midribs darkest, stigmata green; perianth deciduous in flower; mature fruits elongate, about 1-2 cm long, bright red or pinkish-red; seeds about 1.5 mm long, nearly globose with rim around basal hilum, black, pitted. Flowers in April.
Status
Observations in Natural Heritage New Mexico Database
Number of Subpopulations: 1
Number of Mapped Locations: 405
Number of Observations: 406
Observation date range: 07-17-1987 to 09-27-2011
External Links
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NatureServe Explorer
New Mexico Rare Plants Website
Environmental Conservation Online System (ECOS)
NatureServe Explorer
New Mexico Rare Plants Website
Environmental Conservation Online System (ECOS)