Kadenicarpus horripilus

Kadenicarpus horripilus (Lem.) Vázquez-Sánchez is treated as an accepted taxon in Plants of the World Online.¹

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

Its recorded native range/source remark is MXEAG, MXECU, MXEHI, MXEZA, MXEQU, MXEGU, MXESL, MXEDU, NORTHERNAMERICA, MEXICO, MXGVC, MXE; Mexico (Querétaro 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. "Kadenicarpus horripilus (Lem.) Vázquez-Sánchez". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77201705-1 ↩
2. GBIF Secretariat. "Kadenicarpus horripilus". GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://www.gbif.org/species/10818231 ↩