Echinocactus polycephalus
Taxonavigation
| Taxonavigation: Caryophyllales |
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| Classification System: APG IV
Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Cactaceae
Subfamilia: Cactoideae
Tribus: Cacteae
Genus: Echinocactus
Species: Echinocactus polycephalus
Varieties: E. p. var. polycephalus – E. p. var. xeranthemoides
Name
- Echinocactus polycephalus Engelm. & J.M.Bigelow
Note:
Might be an allopolyploid originated from Echinocactus and an Astrophytum. The genus Emorycactus Doweld was published for this purpouse.
References
- G. Engelmann, Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 3:276. 1856
- USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Echinocactus polycephalus in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed on 09-Oct-10.
Vernacular names
English: Cotton top cactus
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