| Family: | Cactaceae (kak-TAY-see-ee) (Info) |
| Genus: | Escobaria (es-koh-BAR-ree-uh) (Info) |
| Species: | vivipara (vy-VIP-ar-uh) (Info) |
| Synonym: | Escobaria vivipara var. vivipara |
| Synonym: | Coryphantha oklahomensis |
| Synonym: | Mammillaria vivipara |
| Synonym: | Echinocactus viviparus |
| Synonym: | Coryphantha vivipara |