General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Cactus/Succulent
Life cycle: Perennial
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 5a -28.9 °C (-20 °F) to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)
Fruit: Indehiscent
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Containers: Needs excellent drainage in pots
Miscellaneous: With thorns/spines/prickles/teeth
Conservation status: Least Concern (LC)

Conservation status:
Conservation status: Least Concern
Common names
  • Duncan's Snowball Cactus
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Pelecyphora duncanii
  • Synonym: Escobaria duncanii
  • Synonym: Escobaria dasyacantha var. duncanii

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