Genus Escobaria Britton & Rose


Summary
Genus number:
4459
Last updated:
16 February 2022
Family:
Cactaceae
Subfamily:
Cactoideae
Tribe:
Cacteae
Accession count:

0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System
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References:
  1. Anderson, E. F. 2001. The cactus family
  2. Bárcenas, R. T. et al. 2011. Molecular systematics of the Cactaceae. Cladistics 27:470-489. DOI: 10.1111/j.1096-0031.2011.00350.x. Note: genus is not monophyletic
  3. Breslin, P. B. et al. 2021. Molecular phylogeny of the Mammilloid clade (Cactaceae) resolves the monophyly of Mammillaria. Taxon 70:308-323. DOI: 10.1002/tax.12451.
  4. Sánchez, D. et al. 2022. Phylogenetic relationships in Coryphantha and implications on Pelecyphora and Escobaria (Cacteae, Cactoideae, Cactaceae). PhytoKeys 188:115-165. DOI: 10.3897/phytokeys.188.75739. Note: forms clade with Pelecyphora, which has priority
  5. Vázquez-Sánchez, M. et al. 2013. Molecular phylogeny, origin and taxonomic implications of the tribe Cacteae (Cactaceae). Syst. Biodivers. 11:103-116. DOI: 10.1080/14772000.2013.775191. Note: not monophyletic
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomygenus?id=4459. Accessed 10 May 2026.