title: Coryphantha alversonii
text: # Coryphantha alversonii
  
  Coryphantha alversonii, commonly known as the foxtail cactus, is a stem succulent plant in the genus Coryphantha of the cactus family (Cactaceae).
  
  The cactus is endemic to southern California, found only in the mountain ranges of the southern Mojave Desert.
  
  ## Description
  
  Coryphantha alversonii has black tipped spines and lavender flowers.
  
  It is vulnerable species on the California Native Plant Society Inventory of Rare and Endangered Plants.
  
  