▁the ▁Queen ▁of ▁She ba , ▁and ▁king ▁Le il ▁of ▁Britain ▁founded ▁Carl is le . ▁ ▁Family ▁tree ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁Category : R oman ▁myth ology ▁Category : K ings ▁of ▁Al ba ▁Long a ▁Category : Char acters ▁in ▁works ▁by ▁Geoff rey ▁of ▁Mon mouth <0x0A> </s> ▁Esc ob aria , ▁p inc ush ion ▁c act us ▁or ▁fo xt ail ▁c act us ▁is ▁a ▁genus ▁of ▁low - g row ing ▁c act i ▁that ▁range ▁from ▁the ▁southern most ▁parts ▁of ▁central ▁and ▁western ▁Canada ▁through ▁ ▁northern ▁Mexico , ▁with ▁one ▁species ▁in ▁Cuba . ▁The ▁genus ▁compr ises ▁about ▁ 2 3 ▁species . ▁The ▁term ▁" p inc ush ion ▁c act us " ▁may ▁also ▁refer ▁to ▁the ▁related ▁M amm ill aria . ▁ ▁The ▁st ems ▁of ▁Esc ob aria ▁range ▁from ▁glo bose ▁to ▁cyl ind rical , ▁and ▁lack ▁ne ct ar - se cre ting ▁g lands ; ▁while ▁rib s ▁are ▁absent , ▁t uber cles ▁are ▁present , ▁t ending ▁to ▁become ▁c ork y ▁and ▁decid uous ▁as ▁they ▁age . ▁The ▁flowers ▁usually ▁appear ▁in ▁spring ▁and ▁may ▁have ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁colors , ▁while ▁the ▁f ruits ▁are ▁almost ▁always ▁red . ▁The ▁se eds ▁in ▁this ▁genus ▁are ▁notable ▁for ▁being ▁deeply ▁p itted . ▁ ▁Common ▁species ▁include ▁the ▁Missouri ▁fo xt ail ▁c act us ▁E . ▁miss ouri ensis , ▁w ides p read ▁in ▁grass