Coryphantha echinus | |
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Cactaceae |
Subfamily: | Cactoideae |
Genus: | Coryphantha |
Species: | C. echinus
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Binomial name | |
Coryphantha echinus | |
Synonyms | |
Mammillaria echinus Engelm. |
Coryphantha echinus is a species of cactus known by the common names of sea urchin cactus, hedgehog Cory cactus [2] or rhinoceros cactus. [3] C. echinus is found in the south and east portion of the Trans-Pecos to Del Rio, Chihuahua, Coahuila and sporadically in the northeast Trans-Pecos. [2] The plant normally occurs in solitary groupings, but sometimes grows as a clump. [4] It produces short-lived yellow flowers that last for a couple of hours between April and July. [4] [2] After flowering, it produces green fruits. [2]
Coryphantha echinus was first collected by Charles Wright in 1849 and was later described as Mammillaria echinus by George Engelmann. [2]
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Coryphantha echinus | |
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Cactaceae |
Subfamily: | Cactoideae |
Genus: | Coryphantha |
Species: | C. echinus
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Binomial name | |
Coryphantha echinus | |
Synonyms | |
Mammillaria echinus Engelm. |
Coryphantha echinus is a species of cactus known by the common names of sea urchin cactus, hedgehog Cory cactus [2] or rhinoceros cactus. [3] C. echinus is found in the south and east portion of the Trans-Pecos to Del Rio, Chihuahua, Coahuila and sporadically in the northeast Trans-Pecos. [2] The plant normally occurs in solitary groupings, but sometimes grows as a clump. [4] It produces short-lived yellow flowers that last for a couple of hours between April and July. [4] [2] After flowering, it produces green fruits. [2]
Coryphantha echinus was first collected by Charles Wright in 1849 and was later described as Mammillaria echinus by George Engelmann. [2]
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