Coryphantha alversonii

Coryphantha alversonii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Core eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Genus: Coryphantha
Species: C. alversonii
Binomial name
Coryphantha alversonii
(J.M.Coult.) Orcutt

Coryphantha alversonii,[1] commonly known as the foxtail cactus, is a stem succulent plant in the Coryphantha genus of the cactus family (Cactaceae).[2] It has black tipped spines and lavender flowers.[3] It is found in desert mountains of California.[2] It is included in the CNPS Inventory of Rare and Endangered Plants.

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