Echinocactus × diabolicus
(Halda, L.Vacek & Vaško) Janeba
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Echinocactus
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2 species · 1 natural hybrid names. The POWO list was checked on 11 October 2026. [2-WWW]
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Echinocactus horizonthalonius
A low cactus with a grey-blue stem, broad ribs and strong spines, often curved into arcs. Pink-carmine flowers develop in the hairy apical region. Its populations form a geographically structured mosaic of shapes in the Chihuahuan and Sonoran deserts and the uplands of central Mexico.
Atlas accountOpen profileEchinocactus platyacanthus
One of the largest Mexican barrel cacti, recognisable by its numerous ribs, massive spines and woolly apex with yellow flowers. Studies of its seeds, young plants and adult stems show how physiological requirements change with organism size.
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