Echinocactus platyacanthus
Echinocactus platyacanthus
Echinocactus platyacanthus
Echinocactus platyacanthus Link & Otto 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
Its recorded native range/source remark is MXEAG, MXECU, MXEGU, MXSMI, MXSJA, MXSCL, MXEDU, NORTHERNAMERICA, MXCDF, MEXICO, MXGVC, MXC_MO; Mexico (Nuevo León to Oaxaca).1
POWO records the plant context as succulent subshrub or shrub, 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. "Echinocactus platyacanthus Link & Otto". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:132080-1 ↩
- GBIF Secretariat. "Echinocactus platyacanthus". GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://www.gbif.org/species/7279711 ↩
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