Echinocactus polycephalus Engelm. & Bigelow ssp. xeranthemoides (J.M. Coult.) N.P. Taylor
CACTACEAE - Cactus family (Angiosperms - Flowering plants)
Taxon Page:
Name:
Echinocactus polycephalus Engelm. & Bigelow ssp. xeranthemoides (J.M. Coult.) N.P. Taylor
Rank: subspecies
See: ►
Echinocactus polycephalus Engelm. & Bigelow var. xeranthemoides J.M. Coult.
Images of Echinocactus polycephalus subsp. xeranthemoides
Common names
U.S.
name:
Cottontop cactus
English name:
cottontop cactus English name:
many-head barrel cactus
Grown habit: Shrub
Duration: Perennial
Synonyms:
= Echinocactus polycephalus Engelm. & Bigelow var. xeranthemoides J.M. Coult.
= Echinocactus xeranthemoides (J.M. Coult.) Engelm. ex Rydb.
TAXONOMY
Kingdom: Plantae
Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
Superdivision: Spermatophyta
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Subclass: Caryophyllidae
Order: Caryophyllales
Family:
Cactaceae
Genus:
Echinocactus
Species:
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