PLANTS Profile for Epithelantha micromeris (pingpong-ball cactus)

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Epithelantha micromeris (Engelm.) F.A.C. Weber ex Britton & Rose
pingpong-ball cactus

Symbol:

EPMI2

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Cactaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Shrub

Native Status:

L48


Other common names:
	Boke's button cactus

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Photo of Epithelantha micromeris (Engelm.) F.A.C. Weber ex Britton & Rose

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Epithelantha micromeris (Engelm.) F.A.C. Weber ex Britton & Rose

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Synonyms:
Epithelantha micromeris (Engelm.) F.A.C. Weber ex Britton & Rose

	EPMIM	Epithelantha micromeris (Engelm.) F.A.C. Weber ex Britton & Rose var. micromeris		pingpong ball cactus
	MAMI5	Mammillaria micromeris Engelm.

Distribution:
Epithelantha micromeris (Engelm.) F.A.C. Weber ex Britton & Rose


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USA (AZ, NM, TX)

Related Taxa:
Epithelantha micromeris (Engelm.) F.A.C. Weber ex Britton & Rose

View 51 genera in Cactaceae, 2 species in Epithelantha

Classification:
Epithelantha micromeris (Engelm.) F.A.C. Weber ex Britton & Rose

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Caryophyllidae
Order	Caryophyllales
Family	Cactaceae – Cactus family
Genus	Epithelantha F.A.C. Weber ex Britton & Rose – pingpong-ball cactus
Species	Epithelantha micromeris (Engelm.) F.A.C. Weber ex Britton & Rose – pingpong-ball cactus

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Epithelantha micromeris (Engelm.) F.A.C. Weber ex Britton & Rose

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Arizona:
		Salvage restricted

More Accounts and Images:
Epithelantha micromeris (Engelm.) F.A.C. Weber ex Britton & Rose

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 19794.

View species account from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

Time Generated: 05/21/2013 10:41 AM CDT