Orcutt
Pronunciation: kor-ee-FAN-tha al-ver-SEW-nee-eye
Common name: Alverson's spinystar
Family: Cactaceae (Cactus)
Habitat: Sandy or rocky areas, creosote bush scrub,
Joshua tree woodland, Little San Bernardino Mts to
Eagle and Chuckwalla Mts, sDMoj, RARE
Blooming period: May to June
Click for Latin name derivations: (1) Coryphantha
(2) alversonii
Formerly Escobaria vivipara var. alversonii