Hesters cory cactus (Escobaria hesteri)
Description
Escobaria hesteri grows abundantly, is often richly branched and forms upholstery. The egg-shaped to spherical shoots reach heights of 2.5 to 5 centimeters and diameter of 2.5 to 3.5 centimeters. Their broad and conspicuous warts are 7 to 12 millimeters long. The one to four white center mandrels resemble the edge mandrels and have lengths of up to 1.5 centimeters. The twelve to 22 white marginal mandibles are 0.7 to 1.5 centimeters long. The bright pink to light purple flowers have a diameter of 1.5 centimeters and are up to 2.3 centimeters long. The green to yellowish, almost spherical fruits are 6 to 7 millimeters long. When they are ripe, they become dry.
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Phylum: Magnoliophyta
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Class: Magnoliopsida
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Order: Caryophyllales
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Family: Cactaceae
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Genus: Escobaria
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