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Echinocactus criocerus

Echinocactus criocerus

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Source-backed classification draft for Echinocactus criocerus.

Scientific taxonomy article

Echinocactus criocerus

Echinocactus criocerus Lem. ex Labour. is treated as an accepted taxon in Plants of the World Online.1

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

POWO records the plant context as Unknown, Unknown.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. "Echinocactus criocerus Lem. ex Labour.". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:131734-1 ↩
  2. GBIF Secretariat. "Echinocactus criocerus". GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://www.gbif.org/species/8490967 ↩

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Echinocactus criocerus

Echinocactus criocerus

Echinocactus criocerus

Echinocactus criocerus is a historical cactus taxon belonging to the family Cactaceae, currently recognized in modern botanical taxonomy as a synonym of Ferocactus latispinus . It is highly prized by succulent collectors for its fierce, decorative spine clusters.