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Coryphantha erecta

Coryphantha erecta

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Source-backed classification draft for Coryphantha erecta.

Scientific taxonomy article

Coryphantha erecta

Coryphantha erecta (Lem. ex Pfeiff.) Lem. is treated as an accepted taxon in Plants of the World Online.1

The current source-backed classification places it in Cactaceae within Coryphantha.12

Its recorded native range/source remark is MEXICO, MXEDU, NORTHERNAMERICA, MXECO, MXEHI, MXEAG, MXECU, MXETA, MXG, MXEGU, MXE, MXG_VC; NE. Mexico (to Veracruz).1

POWO records the plant context as succulent subshrub, desert or dry shrubland.1

This is a source-populated draft intended for later Kaktus Doktoru editorial rewriting; care advice and morphology should be reviewed before publication.

References

  1. Plants of the World Online. "Coryphantha erecta (Lem. ex Pfeiff.) Lem.". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:131249-1 ↩
  2. GBIF Secretariat. "Coryphantha erecta". GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://www.gbif.org/species/3946752 ↩

Plants In This Group

Coryphantha erecta

Coryphantha erecta

Coryphantha erecta

Coryphantha erecta is a perennial succulent subshrub in the family Cactaceae, characterized by its cylindrical growth habit, distinct spiral tubercles, and golden yellow spines. In its natural habitat, it often offsets from the base to form dense, attractive clumps.