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Homalocephala polycephala

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Homalocephala polycephala
Homalocephala polycephala

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: Homalocephala
Species: Homalocephala polycephala
Varietates: H. p. var. polycephala – H. p. var. xeranthemoides

Name

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Homalocephala polycephala (Engelm. & J.M.Bigelow) Vargas-Luna & Bárcenas, PhytoKeys 111: 49 (2018).

Synonyms

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  • Echinocactus polycephalus Engelm. & J.M.Bigelow in Pacif. Railr. Rep. Parke, Bot. 4: 31. 1857 syn. sec. Vargas-Luna & al. 2018
  • Emorycactus polycephalus (Engelm. & J.M.Bigelow) Doweld in Succulenta (Netherlands) 75: 270. 1996 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
  • Echinocactus polycephalus var. polycephalus syn. sec. Vargas-Luna & al. 2018
    • Echinocactus polycephalus var. flavispinus F.Haage in Monatsschr. Kakteenk. 9: 43. 1899 syn. sec. WFO 2019

Distribution

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Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Northern America
    • Regional: Southwestern U.S.A.
      • Arizona, California, Nevada
    • Regional: Mexico
      • Mexico Northwest.

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

References

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Vernacular names

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English: cottontop cactus, many-head barrel cactus
español: Biznaga-tonel amacollada
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