Coryphantha pycnacantha
Coryphantha pycnacantha
Coryphantha pycnacantha
Coryphantha pycnacantha (Mart.) 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 MXS, MEXICO, MXSGR, MXECO, MXEHI, MXSNA, MXECU, MXG, MXETA, MXEGU, MXCDF, MXG_VC; Mexico.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
- Plants of the World Online. "Coryphantha pycnacantha (Mart.) Lem.". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:131314-1 ↩
- GBIF Secretariat. "Coryphantha pycnacantha". GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://www.gbif.org/species/7283441 ↩
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What is Coryphantha pycnacantha?
Coryphantha pycnacantha is a species-level taxonomy entry identified by the scientific name Coryphantha pycnacantha.
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