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Epithelantha greggii

Epithelantha greggii

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Source-backed classification draft for Epithelantha greggii.

Scientific taxonomy article

Epithelantha greggii

Epithelantha greggii (Engelm.) Orcutt is treated as an accepted taxon in Plants of the World Online.1

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

Its recorded native range/source remark is MEXICO, MXEDU, NORTHERNAMERICA, MXECO, MXEHI, MXEAG, MXECU, MXETA, MXEGU, MXE, MXENL, MXESL; Mexico (Coahuila).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. "Epithelantha greggii (Engelm.) Orcutt". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:92860-2 ↩
  2. GBIF Secretariat. "Epithelantha greggii". GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://www.gbif.org/species/3944896 ↩

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Epithelantha greggii

Epithelantha greggii

Epithelantha greggii

Epithelantha greggii is a miniature, slow growing succulent subshrub belonging to the Cactaceae family . Known for its densely packed, white spination, it forms small, button like globose stems that blend beautifully with gravelly soils in its natural habitat.