''Echinocactus parryi'' (also known as the horse crippler or devil's pincushion) is a
cactus
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 ...
in the subfamily
Cactoideae
The Cactoideae are the largest subfamily of the cactus family, Cactaceae. Around 80% of cactus species belong to this subfamily. , the internal classification of the family Cactaceae remained uncertain and subject to change. A classification inc ...
. It is endemic to the Mexican state of
Chihuahua Chihuahua may refer to:
Places
*Chihuahua (state), a Mexican state
**Chihuahua (dog), a breed of dog named after the state
**Chihuahua cheese, a type of cheese originating in the state
**Chihuahua City, the capital city of the state
**Chihuahua Mun ...
. It has one
synonym
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. ''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
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