Escontria chiotilla
Escontria chiotilla
Escontria chiotilla
Escontria chiotilla (F.A.C.Weber ex K.Schum.) Rose is treated as an accepted taxon in Plants of the World Online.1
The current source-backed classification places it in Cactaceae within Escontria.12
Its recorded native range/source remark is MXCPU, MXS, MXSMI, MXSJA, MXSCL, MXSGR, MXSOA, MXCDF, NORTHERNAMERICA, MEXICO, MXC, MXC_MO; C. & SW. Mexico.1
POWO records the plant context as succulent shrub, desert or dry shrubland.1
This is a source-populated draft intended for later Kaktus Doktoru editorial rewriting; care advice and morphology should be reviewed before publication.
References
- Plants of the World Online. "Escontria chiotilla (F.A.C.Weber ex K.Schum.) Rose". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:97551-2 ↩
- GBIF Secretariat. "Escontria chiotilla". GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://www.gbif.org/species/3941495 ↩
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