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Echinocactus

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Echinocactus platyacanthus

Taxonavigation

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Taxonavigation: Caryophyllales 
Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Ordo: Caryophyllales

Familia: Cactaceae
Subfamilia: Cactoideae
Tribus: Cacteae
Genus: Echinocactus
Species: E. × diabolicus – E. horizonthalonius – E. platyacanthus

Name

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Echinocactus Link & Otto, Verh. Vereins Beförd. Gartenbaues Königl. Preuss. Staaten 3: 420. 1827.

  • Type species: Echinocactus platyacanthus Link & Otto, vide N.L.Britton & Rose 1922)

Synonyms

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  • Brittonrosea Speg.
  • Echinofossulocactus Lawr.
  • Emorycactus Doweld
  • Meyerocactus Doweld

Note: Vargas-Luna et al. (2018) have suggested that to render this genus monophyletic then Homalocephala be resurrected. CACO (2025) differs in not accepting Echinocactus × diabolicus. Hassler (2025) accepts a wider species circumscription pre Vargas et al. (2018).

Distribution

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Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Northern America
      • Arizona, California, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southwest, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, Utah

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

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Additional references

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Vernacular names

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  • беларуская: Эхінакактус
  • suomi: Siilikaktukset
  • polski: Echinokaktus
  • svenska: Igelkottskaktussläktet
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