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 | |
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. (2014). Didžiulis V., ed. "Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2014 Annual Checklist". Species 2000: Reading, UK. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
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