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Echinocactus polycephalus Engelm. & J.M.Bigelow

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
SPECIES
Published in
Pacif. Railr. Rep. Whipple, Bot. 4(5; 3): 31 (1856)

Classification

kingdom
Plantae
phylum
Tracheophyta
class
Magnoliopsida
order
Caryophyllales
family
Cactaceae
genus
Echinocactus
species
Echinocactus polycephalus

Name

Synonyms
Echinocactus polycephalus var. polycephalus
Echinocactus xeranthemoides (J.M.Coult.) Engelm. ex Rydb.
Homonyms
Echinocactus polycephalus Engelm. & J.M.Bigelow
Common names
Biznaga-tonel Amacollada in Spanish
Biznaga-tonel amacollada in Spanish
Cotton-top Cactus in English
Cottontop Barrel in English
Cottontop Cactus in English
Triangle Cactus in English
cottontop barrel cactus in language.
cottontop cactus in language.
cottontop cactus in English
many-head barrel cactus in English
Triangle Cactus in English
Biznaga-tonel Amacollada in Spanish
Cotton-top Cactus in English
Cottontop Barrel in English
Cottontop Cactus in English

Bibliographic References

  1. Hunt, David, 2006: null. The New Cactus Lexicon: Text. x + 373.
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