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Echinocactus
''Echinocactus'' is a genus of cacti in the subfamily Cactoideae. The generic name derives from the Ancient Greek εχινος (''echinos''), meaning "spiny," and ''cactus''. It and ''Ferocactus'' are the two genera of barrel cactus. Members of the genus usually have heavy spination and relatively small flowers. The fruits are copiously woolly, and this is one major distinction between ''Echinocactus'' and ''Ferocactus''. Propagation is by seed. Perhaps the best known species is the golden barrel (''Echinocactus grusonii'') from Mexico, an easy-to-grow and widely cultivated plant. Though common in the houseplant and landscape industry, the golden barrel has become very rare in habitat. Species As of 2020, the genus includes 6 accepted species out of hundreds of plants having the name. Formerly placed here *''Astrophytum asterias'' (Zucc.) Lem. (as ''E. asterias'' Zucc.) *''Aztekium ritteri'' (Boed.) Boed. (as ''E. ritteri'' Boed.) *''Ferocactus wislizeni'' (Engelm.) Britto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Echinocactus Grusonii
''Echinocactus grusonii'' or ''Kroenleinia grusonii'', popularly known as the golden barrel cactus, golden ball or mother-in-law's cushion, is a species of barrel cactus which is endemic to east-central Mexico. It is rare and endangered in the wild, where it is found near Mesa de León in the state of Querétaro, and in the state of Hidalgo. The population was critically reduced in the 1990s, by the creation of the Zimapán Dam and reservoir in Hidalgo. The cactus grows in volcanic rock on slopes, at altitudes around . Taxonomy ''Echinocactus grusonii'' belongs to the small genus ''Echinocactus'', which together with the related genus ''Ferocactus'', are commonly referred to as barrel cacti. The species was first described by German plantsman Heinrich Hildmann in 1891. While sometimes referred to as golden ball, this species is not to be confused with '' Notocactus leninghausii'' which have fuzzy, harmless spines and are native to Brazil and Paraguay. Recent phylogenetic stu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Echinocactus
''Echinocactus'' is a genus of cacti in the subfamily Cactoideae. The generic name derives from the Ancient Greek εχινος (''echinos''), meaning "spiny," and ''cactus''. It and ''Ferocactus'' are the two genera of barrel cactus. Members of the genus usually have heavy spination and relatively small flowers. The fruits are copiously woolly, and this is one major distinction between ''Echinocactus'' and ''Ferocactus''. Propagation is by seed. Perhaps the best known species is the golden barrel (''Echinocactus grusonii'') from Mexico, an easy-to-grow and widely cultivated plant. Though common in the houseplant and landscape industry, the golden barrel has become very rare in habitat. Species As of 2020, the genus includes 6 accepted species out of hundreds of plants having the name. Formerly placed here *''Astrophytum asterias'' (Zucc.) Lem. (as ''E. asterias'' Zucc.) *''Aztekium ritteri'' (Boed.) Boed. (as ''E. ritteri'' Boed.) *''Ferocactus wislizeni'' (Engelm.) Britto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Echinocactus Grusonii Cactaceae
''Echinocactus'' is a genus of cacti in the subfamily Cactoideae. The generic name derives from the Ancient Greek εχινος (''echinos''), meaning "spiny," and ''cactus''. It and ''Ferocactus'' are the two genera of barrel cactus. Members of the genus usually have heavy spination and relatively small flowers. The fruits are copiously woolly, and this is one major distinction between ''Echinocactus'' and ''Ferocactus''. Propagation is by seed. Perhaps the best known species is the golden barrel (''Echinocactus grusonii'') from Mexico, an easy-to-grow and widely cultivated plant. Though common in the houseplant and landscape industry, the golden barrel has become very rare in habitat. Species As of 2020, the genus includes 6 accepted species out of hundreds of plants having the name. Formerly placed here *''Astrophytum asterias'' (Zucc.) Lem. (as ''E. asterias'' Zucc.) *''Aztekium ritteri'' (Boed.) Boed. (as ''E. ritteri'' Boed.) *''Ferocactus wislizeni'' (Engelm.) Britto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Echinocactus Platyacanthus
''Echinocactus platyacanthus'', also known as the giant barrel cactus, golden barrel cactus, giant viznaga, or biznaga de dulce, is a species of cactus (family Cactaceae). It is native to central Mexico in the Chihuahuan Desert. This species is the largest of the barrel cacti. In Mexico the hairs are often used for weaving; a traditional candy is produced by boiling the pith. Description This slow-growing species can reach sizes up to tall and wide and can live over a hundred years. Photographs exist of specimens almost four feet (almost 1.2 m) in thickness. What is probably the largest individual living today is the one called "Goliat" at the "Area natural de Daxpe" in the municipio de Cadereyta, Querétaro State, Mexico, which is 9' 8" (2.95 meters) in height, at least three feet (0.9 meter) thick and weighs about three metric tons (6,600 pounds). Another at Ixmiquilpan, Mexico has a measured diameter of 3 ft 11 in (120 cm) and is 7 ft 10 in (2.4 meters) high ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Echinocactus Horizonthalonius
''Echinocactus horizonthalonius'' is a species of cactus known by several common names, including devilshead, turk's head cactus, blue barrel cactus, eagle's claw,Baker, M. (2007)A multivariate study of morphological characters for ''Echinocactus horizonthalonius'' and ''E. texensis'' (Cactaceae).USFWS. horse maimer, horse crippler, and ''visnaga meloncillo''. It is native to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico, where it occurs in Chihuahuan Desert and Sonoran Desert habitats, particularly on limestone substrates. One of its Variety (botany), varieties is a federally listed endangered species of the United States. Description This cactus is gray-green to blue-gray in color and spherical, hemispherical, columnar, or flat-topped in shape. It reaches a maximum size of about 45 centimeters tall by 20 wide. The body is made up of curving sections that twist around the body in a Helix, helical fashion. These sections are lined with areoles bearing up to 10 spines each. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Echinocactus Horizonthalonius (5669467725)
''Echinocactus horizonthalonius'' is a species of cactus known by several common names, including devilshead, turk's head cactus, blue barrel cactus, eagle's claw,Baker, M. (2007)A multivariate study of morphological characters for ''Echinocactus horizonthalonius'' and ''E. texensis'' (Cactaceae).USFWS. horse maimer, horse crippler, and ''visnaga meloncillo''. It is native to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico, where it occurs in Chihuahuan Desert and Sonoran Desert habitats, particularly on limestone substrates. One of its varieties is a federally listed endangered species of the United States. Description This cactus is gray-green to blue-gray in color and spherical, hemispherical, columnar, or flat-topped in shape. It reaches a maximum size of about 45 centimeters tall by 20 wide. The body is made up of curving sections that twist around the body in a helical fashion. These sections are lined with areoles bearing up to 10 spines each. The pink, gray, or brown sp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Echinocactus Polycephalus
''Echinocactus polycephalus'' is a cactus that occurs in the Mojave Desert region of Arizona, California, and Nevada. It also occurs in the Sonoran Desert region of southern California and northern Sonora, Mexico. The plants grow in some of the most extreme arid environments in the American Southwest, such as Death Valley National Park, and the Mojave National Preserve of Southern California Southern California (commonly shortened to SoCal) is a geographic and Cultural area, cultural region that generally comprises the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. It includes the Los Angeles metropolitan area, the second most po .... Description The stems of ''Echinocactus polycephalus'' are sometimes solitary, but more often in clusters of as many as 30, each up to 0.6 m tall. The spines are yellow to red. The fruits are densely woolly, giving the common name cotton top cactus. The tendency of the cactus to cluster causes it to also be called many-headed barrel cactus. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Echinocactus Parryi
''Echinocactus parryi'' (also known as the horse crippler or devil's pincushion) is a cactus in the subfamily Cactoideae. It is endemic to the Mexican state of Chihuahua. It has one synonym A synonym is a word, morpheme, or phrase that means exactly or nearly the same as another word, morpheme, or phrase in a given language. For example, in the English language, the words ''begin'', ''start'', ''commence'', and ''initiate'' are all .... ''E. parryi'' is thought to be quite similar to '' E. polycephalus'' but they differ in their branching habits, average number of ribs per stem, flower color and more. ''Echnocactus parryi'' is known to produce an average of 13 ribs per stem, pubescent spines and yellow flowers with a little red in the middle. References Plants described in 1856 parryi {{cactus-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Homalocephala Texensis
''Echinocactus texensis'' (also known as the horse crippler or devil's pincushion) is a cactus in the subfamily Cactoideae. It is endemic to the United States and Mexico. It has one synonym A synonym is a word, morpheme, or phrase that means exactly or nearly the same as another word, morpheme, or phrase in a given language. For example, in the English language, the words ''begin'', ''start'', ''commence'', and ''initiate'' are all .... References External links * Plants described in 1842 texensis {{cactus-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Echinocactus Texensis
''Echinocactus texensis'' (also known as the horse crippler or devil's pincushion) is a cactus in the subfamily Cactoideae. It is endemic to the United States and Mexico. It has one Synonym (taxonomy), synonym. References External links * Plants described in 1842 Echinocactus, texensis {{cactus-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barrel Cactus
Barrel cacti are various members of the two genera ''Echinocactus'' and ''Ferocactus'', endemic to the deserts of Southwestern North America southward to north central Mexico. Some of the largest specimens are found in the Sonoran Desert in Southern Arizona . Description Some species of barrel cactus reach over in height at maturity, and have been known to reach in some regions. The ribs are numerous and pronounced, and the spines are long and can range in color from yellow to tan to red, depending on the age of the plant and the species. Flowers appear at the top of the plant only after many years. The barrel cactus can live to be over 100 years old. Barrel cactus buds typically start to bloom in April with a bright yellow or orange flower. Pink and red varieties also exist but occur less frequently. The flowers only appear on the very top of the plant. As the flowers begin to wilt in early May, they may change color. A late summer desert rainstorm can produce a late bloom, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cacti Of The United States
A cactus (, or less commonly, cactus) is a member of the plant family Cactaceae, a family comprising about 127 genera with some 1750 known species of the order Caryophyllales. The word ''cactus'' derives, through Latin, from the Ancient Greek word (''káktos''), a name originally used by Theophrastus for a spiny plant whose identity is now not certain. Cacti occur in a wide range of shapes and sizes. Although some species live in quite humid environments, most cacti live in habitats subject to at least some drought. Many live in extremely dry environments, even being found in the Atacama Desert, one of the driest places on Earth. Because of this, cacti show many adaptations to conserve water. For example, almost all cacti are succulents, meaning they have thickened, fleshy parts adapted to store water. Unlike many other succulents, the stem is the only part of most cacti where this vital process takes place. Most species of cacti have lost true leaves, retaining only spines, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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