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Echinomastus

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Echinomastus

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Echinomastus (meaning "spiny breast") was a formerly recognized genus of cacti. , it is accepted as a synonym of Sclerocactus. Species formerly placed in the genus are native to the southwestern United States and Mexico. thumb|Sclerocactus johnsonii, formerly Echinomastus johnsonii

Species

Johnson's Beehive Cactus

GENUS

  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
  3. ClassMagnoliopsida
  4. OrderCaryophyllales
  5. FamilyCactaceae
Observations2,436
Observations recorded24

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
12
With media
11
Family
Cactaceae
Collections
NY, DES, ANSP, MO, ASU, CAS
Recorded in
United States, Mexico

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Cacteae
Image
Echinomastus johnsonii 1.jpg
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taxon rank
genus
Commons category
Sclerocactus
taxon name
Echinomastus
taxon common name
egelborstcactus
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Encyclopedic overview

2 sections
Contents
  • Former species
  • References

Echinomastus (meaning "spiny breast") was a formerly recognized genus of cacti. , it is accepted as a synonym of Sclerocactus. Species formerly placed in the genus are native to the southwestern United States and Mexico. thumb|Sclerocactus johnsonii, formerly Echinomastus johnsonii

==Former species== Formerly accepted species include: Echinomastus erectocentrus → Sclerocactus johnsonii subsp. erectocentrus Echinomastus johnsonii → Sclerocactus johnsonii Echinomastus mariposensis → Sclerocactus mariposensis

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Echinomastus” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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