Echinocactus Link & Otto
First published in Verh. Vereins Beförd. Gartenbaues Königl. Preuss. Staaten 3: 420 (1827)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is SW. & Central U.S.A. to Mexico.
Distribution
Native to:
Arizona, California, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southwest, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, Utah
Synonyms
Heterotypic Synonyms
- Brittonrosea Speg. in Anales Soc. Ci. Argent. 96: 69 (1923), nom. superfl.
- Echinofossulocactus Lawr. in Gard. Mag. (London) 17: 317 (1841)
- Efossus Orcutt in Cactography: 5 (1926), nom. superfl.
- Emorycactus Doweld in Succulenta (Netherlands) 75: 270 (1996)
- Homalocephala Britton & Rose in Cact. 3: 181 (1922)
- Meyerocactus Doweld in Succulenta (Netherlands) 74: 271 (1996)
Publications
POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:
- Govaerts, R. (2001). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS E-F: 1-50919.
Other Data
Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:
Sources
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Art and Illustrations in Digifolia
- Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew
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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