What is Escobaria?

Escobaria is a plant family belonging to the Cactacae family, which includes 23 species. These plants are cacti that grow low to the ground and hatch flowers and produce fruit. Plants of this genus are sometimes referred to as Foxtail Cacti and reach from the southern part of Canada to the northern part of Mexico. This genus was named after Romulo and Numa Escobar by Nathaniel Britton and Joseph Rose, who first used the term escobaria in cactaceae

One of the common species of this family is Escobaria Missouriensis or Missoutail Cactis. This species is referred to as this name because it exists mainly around the Missouri River in the United States. Cactus Missouri Foxtail is very cold resistant and can survive lighting that ranges from full sun exposure to shading light. This small Caping Capspátka is dubbed because it is covered with star grouping of white spines. This plant that demonstrates unification among many types of escobaria maysurvive very low temperatures. SpinyStar is doing well in lighting conditions that move between full and partial exposure to the sun.

Many species belonging to Escorbaria have once been categorized into the families mammillaria or Coryphantha . One of the reasons that some of these plants have been categorized as mammillaria in the past is that they have tubercles, which is a defining characteristic of this genus. Some species are no longer categorized as CORYPHANTHA because they do not have network seeds significant from this family.

Cold climatic cacti create attractive nests for soil flies, mushrooms and coastal flies. While this insect is not a problem in the native site, it is worrying about their cultivation in wet areas. When the eggs are lying on the base of the plant, the worms begin to feed on it, so it is likelythat the plant has developed a deadly fungal infection. There are products specially made to get rid of the cacti of these pests and increase the chance of survival of the plant.

Although some species tolerate low temperatures, the LED is usually deadly for all escobaria . This is especially true when ice is built on the skin of plants. If it is in a pot, the plant should not be left outside during freezing rains. When keeping in the garden, plants should be covered to ensure their survival.