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Echinocactus

Echinocactus

16 species Cactaceae

Morphological Summary

Genus of globose to cylindrical cacti in the subfamily Cactoideae, native to the southwestern United States and Mexico. Characterized by prominent ribs, stout spines, and brightly colored apical flowers. In the strict POWO sense, the genus comprises only a few accepted species, the most famous being E. grusonii, the golden barrel cactus.

Distribution Southwestern United States, Mexico (especially Querétaro, Hidalgo, Sonora, Baja California)

Conservation Several species critically endangered in the wild, including E. grusonii (CR) whose wild population was flooded by dam construction; widely cultivated ex situ

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Echinocactus grusonii Hildm.

Golden barrel cactus

Specimen ID RN-ECHCA-00001

CultivarWhite Spines

Echinocactus grusonii Hildm. 'Albispinus'

White-spined Golden Barrel Cactus

Specimen ID RN-ECHCA-00009

Origin Cultivar hortícola

CultivarChild-safe

Echinocactus grusonii Hildm. 'Brevispinus'

Short-spined Golden Barrel Cactus

Specimen ID RN-ECHCA-00010

Origin Cultivar hortícola

Echinocactus grusonii Hildm. f. cristata

Crested Golden Barrel Cactus

Specimen ID RN-ECHCA-00007

Origin Querétaro e Hidalgo, México — mutación de cultivo

Type crested form

Echinocactus grusonii Hildm. f. monstruosa

Monstrose Golden Barrel Cactus

Specimen ID RN-ECHCA-00008

Origin México — mutación de cultivo

Type monstrose form

Echinocactus grusonii Hildm. 'Intermedius'

Intermediate Golden Barrel Cactus

Specimen ID RN-ECHCA-00015

Origin Cultivar hortícola

Echinocactus horizonthalonius Lem.

Blue barrel cactus

Specimen ID RN-ECHCA-00002

Crested FormExtreme Rarity

Echinocactus horizonthalonius Lem. f. cristata

Crested Eagle's Claw Cactus

Specimen ID RN-ECHCA-00012

Origin Desiertos de Chihuahua y Sonora — mutación de cultivo

Type crested form

EndangeredEndemic

Echinocactus horizonthalonius Lem. var. nicholii L.Benson

Nichol's Turk's Head Cactus

Specimen ID RN-ECHCA-00011

Origin Desierto de Sonora (Arizona, EE. UU. y Sonora, México) — suelos calizos

Chihuahuan Desert

Echinocactus palmeri Rose

Palmer's Barrel Cactus

Specimen ID RN-ECHCA-00013

Origin Desierto de Chihuahua (Chihuahua, Coahuila, Durango y Zacatecas, México)

Echinocactus parryi Engelm.

Parry's barrel cactus

Specimen ID RN-ECHCA-00003

Echinocactus platyacanthus Link & Otto

Giant barrel cactus

Specimen ID RN-ECHCA-00004

Echinocactus polycephalus Engelm. & J.M.Bigelow

Many-headed barrel cactus

Specimen ID RN-ECHCA-00005

Dangerous Spines

Echinocactus texensis Hopffer

Horse Crippler Cactus

Specimen ID RN-ECHCA-00016

Origin Texas y Nuevo México (EE. UU.), Coahuila y Nuevo León, México

Echinocactus texensis Hopffer ex Regel

Horse crippler cactus

Specimen ID RN-ECHCA-00006

Protected NOM-059

Echinocactus visnaga Hook.

Woolly Giant Barrel Cactus

Specimen ID RN-ECHCA-00014

Origin Noreste y centro de México (Coahuila, San Luis Potosí, Nuevo León)