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White Foxtail Cactus
Escobaria tuberculosa
Authorship: (Engelmann) Britton and Rose
Notes
Coryphantha strobiliformis (Poselger) Orcutt is a synonym.
Sources
[Lieb 851]
Taxonomic Classification
KingdomPlantae
PhylumMAGNOLIOPHYTA (Flowering Plants)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (Dicots)
FamilyCACTACEAE (Cactus Family)
GenusEscobaria
Speciestuberculosa
Recent Observations
Sourced from iNaturalist
Whitecolumn Foxtail Cactus (opens in new tab)
maggie14933Oct 19, 2026Presidio County, US-TX, US
Whitecolumn Foxtail Cactus (opens in new tab)maggie14933Oct 19, 2026Presidio County, US-TX, US
Whitecolumn Foxtail Cactus (opens in new tab)jcbb2023Oct 21, 2026Texas, US
Whitecolumn Foxtail Cactus (opens in new tab)seanmecredyOct 20, 2026Texas, US
Whitecolumn Foxtail Cactus (opens in new tab)silversea_starsongAug 1, 2026Otero County, NM, USA
Whitecolumn Foxtail Cactus (opens in new tab)silversea_starsongAug 1, 2026Otero County, NM, USA
Whitecolumn Foxtail Cactus (opens in new tab)keirstingprattOct 19, 2026Texas, US
Whitecolumn Foxtail Cactus (opens in new tab)keirstingprattOct 19, 2026Texas, US
Whitecolumn Foxtail Cactus (opens in new tab)maggie14933Oct 4, 2026Texas, US
Whitecolumn Foxtail Cactus (opens in new tab)egordon88May 14, 2026New Mexico, US
Conservation assessments from the following sources:
- NatureServe Explorer
- IUCN Red List
- Texas Parks & Wildlife — Species of Greatest Conservation Need (SGCN)
| IUCN Red List | LCLeast Concern |
|---|---|
| NatureServe Global (opens in new tab) | G4Apparently Secure |
| NatureServe (Texas) (opens in new tab) | S3Vulnerable |
| Texas SGCN | Not assessed |