Echinocactus texensis Hopffer
First published in Allg. Gartenzeitung 10: 297 (1842)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SW. Oklahoma to NE. Mexico. It is a succulent subshrub and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.
Distribution
Native to:
Mexico Northeast, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas
Synonyms
Homotypic Synonyms
- Homalocephala texensis (Hopffer) Britton & Rose in Cact. 3: 181 (1922)
Heterotypic Synonyms
- Echinocactus courantianus Lem. ex Labour. in Monogr. Cact.: 196 (1853)
- Echinocactus lindheimeri Engelm. & A.Gray in Boston J. Nat. Hist. 5: 246 (1845)
- Echinocactus platycephalus Muehlenpf. in Allg. Gartenzeitung 16: 9 (1848)
- Echinocactus texensis var. longispinus Schelle in Handb. Kakteenkult.: 161 (1907)
- Echinocactus texensis var. treculianus C.F.Först. in Handb. Cacteenk., ed. 2: 504 (1885)
- Homalocephala texensis var. gourgensii (Cels ex Labour.) Y.Itô in Cacti (Borg): 108 (1952)
Publications
POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:
- Allred, K.W. (2012). Flora Neomexicana, ed. 2, 1: 1-599. Range Science Herbarium, Las Cruces, New Mexico.
- Govaerts, R. (2001). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS E-F: 1-50919.
- Hernández, H.M. & Gómez-Hinostrosa, C. (2015). Mapping the cacti of Mexico part II. Mammillaria. Succulent Plant Research 9: 1-189.
- Villaseñor, J.L. (2016). Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 87: 559-902.
Kew Backbone Distributions
- Hernández, H.M. & Gómez-Hinostrosa, C. (2015). Mapping the cacti of Mexico part II. Mammillaria. Succulent Plant Research 9: 1-189.
Other Data
Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:
| Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49476.000 | No | ||||
| Hall [233], USA | K000250048 | No | |||
| Heller [1518], USA | K000250047 | No |
Sources
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Herbarium Catalogue Specimens
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IUCN Categories
- IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0
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Kew Backbone Distributions
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
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Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0