Echinomastus
Echinomastus | |
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Echinomastus johnsonii near Las Vegas, Nevada | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Core eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Cactaceae |
Subfamily: | Cactoideae |
Tribe: | Cacteae |
Genus: | Echinomastus |
Species | |
5-9,[1] see text |
Echinomastus (meaning "spiny breast") is a genus of cacti. They are native to the southwestern United States and Mexico.
There are up to 9 species, including:
- Echinomastus erectocentrus
- Echinomastus intertextus
- Echinomastus johnsonii
- Echinomastus mariposensis
- Echinomastus unguispinus
- Echinomastus warnockii
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