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Sign in to saveEchinocactus is a genus of cacti in the subfamily Cactoideae. The generic name derives from the Ancient Greek ἐχῖνος (echînos), meaning "spiny," and cactus. It and Ferocactus are the two genera of barrel cactus. Members of the genus usually have heavy spination and relatively small flowers. The fruits are copiously woolly, and this is one major distinction between Echinocactus and Ferocactus. Propagation is by seed.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderCaryophyllales
- FamilyCactaceae
Native toArizona, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southwest, New Mexico, Texas
Observations recorded26,665
via GBIF · Kew POWO
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 107
- With media
- 79
- Family
- Cactaceae
- Collections
- INECOL, SD, IGL-UNAM, RSA, CAS, SJNM
- Recorded in
- Mexico, United States, Chile, Bolivia, Uruguay, Guatemala
Wikidata facts
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- taxon rank
- genus
- taxon name
- Echinocactus
- Commons category
- Echinocactus
- taxonomic type
- Echinocactus platyacanthus
- topic's main category
- Category:Echinocactus
- taxon common name
- egelcactus
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