Thelocactus
Sign in to savethumb|Thelocactus leucacanthus thumb|Thelocactus hexaedrophorus, by Charles Antoine Lemaire, circa 1845. thumb|Time-lapse photography|Time-lapse video of Thelocactus bicolor blooming in response to sunlight.
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GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderCaryophyllales
- FamilyCactaceae
Native toMexico Northeast, Mexico Southwest, Texas
Observations recorded5,351
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- Thelocactus
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- Thelocactus
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- knobbelcactus
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thumb|Thelocactus leucacanthus thumb|Thelocactus hexaedrophorus, by Charles Antoine Lemaire, circa 1845. thumb|Time-lapse photography|Time-lapse video of Thelocactus bicolor blooming in response to sunlight.
Thelocactus is a genus of flowering plants in the cactus family Cactaceae. Members of the genus are native to the arid lands of Central and Northern Mexico.
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