Historical Common Names of Great Plains Plants:

Escobaria missouriensis (Sweet) D.R. Hunt var. missouriensis

Origin: native

Scientific Synonyms: Cactus missouriensis (Sweet) Kuntze, Coryphantha missouriensis (Sweet) Britton & Rose, Coryphantha missouriensis (Sweet) Britton & Rose var. missouriensis, Mammillaria missouriensis Sweet, Neobesseya missouriensis (Sweet) Britton & Rose, Neobesseya wissmannii (Hildmann ex K. Schum.) Britton & Rose, Neobessya missouriensis (Nutt.) Britton & Rose

Common names:

Ball cactus (1923) (156)

Bird's nest cactus (1897, KS) (145)

Cushion cactus (1905, MT) (101)

Michkideamachwa (1905, Crow, MT) (101)

Missouri cactus (1899-1936) (5, 93, 131, 156)

Missouri coryphantha (1942) (155)

Missouri foxtail cactus (Present) (50)

Nipple cactus (1913-1937) (5, 93, 97, 156)

Pincushion cactus [Pin-cushion cactus] (1932, SD) (85)

Purple cactus (1923) (156)