Echinocactus texensis
| Echinocactus texensis | |
|---|---|
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Core eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Cactaceae |
| Subfamily: | Cactoideae |
| Tribe: | Cacteae |
| Genus: | Echinocactus |
| Species: | E. texensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Echinocactus texensis Hopffer, 1842 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Homalocephala texensis, (Hopffer) Britton & Rose | |
Echinocactus texensis (also known as the horse crippler or devil's pincushion) is a cactus in the subfamily Cactoideae. It is endemic to the United States and Mexico. It has one synonym.[2]
References
- ↑ "Echinocactus texensis". IUCN Red List. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
- ↑ Roskov Y., Kunze T., Orrell T., Abucay L., Paglinawan L., Culham A., Bailly N., Kirk P., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Decock W., De Wever A., Didžiulis V. (ed) (2014). "Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2014 Annual Checklist.". Species 2000: Reading, UK. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
External links
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