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Coryphantha robustispina (Schott ex Engelm.) Britton & Rose ssp. scheeri (Muehlenpf.) N.P. Taylor
Scheer's beehive cactus

   
Symbol: COROS
Group: Dicot
Family: Cactaceae
Duration: Perennial
Growth Habit: Shrub
Native Status:  
  



 
More Information:
  • Classification Report
  • Data Source and Documentation
 

Synonyms:
Coryphantha robustispina (Schott ex Engelm.) Britton & Rose ssp. scheeri (Muehlenpf.) N.P. Taylor

  COSC6 Coryphantha scheeri (Muehlenpf.) L.D. Benson   Scheer's beehive cactus
  COSCS Coryphantha scheeri (Muehlenpf.) L.D. Benson var. scheeri   Scheer's beehive cactus
  MASC6 Mammillaria scheeri Muehlenpf.  
 

Distribution by State:
Coryphantha robustispina (Schott ex Engelm.) Britton & Rose ssp. scheeri (Muehlenpf.) N.P. Taylor

Distributional Map for Coryphantha robustispina (Schott ex Engelm.) Britton & Rose ssp. scheeri (Muehlenpf.) N.P. Taylor
Distribution Map Legend

Coryphantha robustispina (Schott ex Engelm.) Britton & Rose ssp. scheeri (Muehlenpf.) N.P. Taylor distribution:
USA (AZ, NM, TX)

County distributions for the following U.S. states are available at PLANTS:
AZ, NM, TX

 

Related Taxa:
Coryphantha robustispina (Schott ex Engelm.) Britton & Rose ssp. scheeri (Muehlenpf.) N.P. Taylor

51 genera in Cactaceae, 10 species in Coryphantha, 3 subspecies in Coryphantha robustispina (Schott ex Engelm.) Britton & Rose
 

Classification:
Coryphantha robustispina (Schott ex Engelm.) Britton & Rose ssp. scheeri (Muehlenpf.) N.P. Taylor

     
Kingdom   Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom   Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision   Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division   Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class   Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass   Caryophyllidae
Order   Caryophyllales
Family   Cactaceae – Cactus family
Genus   Coryphantha (Engelm.) Lem. – beehive cactus
Species   Coryphantha robustispina (Schott ex Engelm.) Britton & Rose – long-tubercle beehive cactus
Subspecies   Coryphantha robustispina (Schott ex Engelm.) Britton & Rose ssp. scheeri (Muehlenpf.) N.P. Taylor – Scheer's beehive cactus
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Coryphantha robustispina (Schott ex Engelm.) Britton & Rose ssp. scheeri (Muehlenpf.) N.P. Taylor

The synonyms italicized and indented below are listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists.

New Mexico:
Coryphantha scheeri var. scheeri
Scheer's pincushion cactus Endangered
 

 

 
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