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Pronunciation: es-ko-BAR-ee-a al-ver-SEW-nee-eye
Common name: Alverson's spinystar, Foxtail cactus
Family: Cactaceae (Cactus)
Habitat: Sandy or rocky areas, creosote bush scrub, joshua tree woodland, Little San Bernardino Mts to Eagle and Chuckwalla Mts, southern Mojave Desert, RARE
Blooming period: May to June
Name derivations: 1) Escobaria 2) alversonii
Formerly Escobaria vivipara var. alversonii and Coryphantha alversonii