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Echinocactus polycephalus subs. xeranthemoides (J.M.Coult.) N.P.Taylor
Cactaceae Consensus Init. 5: 12. 1998
Family: CACTACEAE

Echinocactus polycephalus subs. xeranthemoides Photo by: Raimondo Paladini
Growing habit, near Cameron, Navajo reservation, Arizona, Usa.

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Accepted name in llifle Database:
Echinocactus polycephalus subs. xeranthemoides (J.M.Coult.) N.P.Taylor
Cactaceae Consensus Init. 5: 12. 1998
Synonymy: 4 Accepted name in llifle Database:
Echinocactus polycephalus Engelm. & J.M.Bigelow
Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 3: 276. 1856
Synonymy: 2
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Common Names include:
ENGLISH: Woolly-headed Barrel Cactus, Many-headed Barrel Cactus, Harem Cactus, Cotton Top Cactus, Turk's Head
SPANISH (Español): Biznaga Chilitos

Subspecies, varieties, forms and cultivars of plants belonging to the Echinocactus polycephalus group

  • Echinocactus parryi Engelm.: similar in morphology to Echinocactus polycephalus but distinct by the solitary manner of growth and whiter spines. Distribution: Northern Chihuahua.
  • Echinocactus polycephalus Engelm. & J.M.Bigelow: (subsp. polycephalus) has spines covered with fine hairs, and forms clumps of 20-30 heads. Distribution: widespread at lower elevations in the Mojave and Sonoran Deserts in California, Nevada, Utah, and Arizona, and northwestern Sonora.
  • Echinocactus polycephalus subs. xeranthemoides (J.M.Coult.) N.P.Taylor: has spines glabrate, and usually grows in unsymmetrical clumps rarely exceeding 12 stems and is sometimes solitary. Distribution: Arizona and southern Utah.

30007 RapCactus Raimondo Paladini
Echinocactus polycephalus var. xeranthemoides, near Cameron, Navajo reservation, Arizona, Usa. Photo by: Raimondo Paladini
30004 RapCactus Raimondo Paladini
Echinocactus polycephalus var. xeranthemoides, near Cameron, Navajo reservation, Arizona, Usa. Photo by: Raimondo Paladini

30009 RapCactus Raimondo Paladini
Habitat of Echinocactus polycephalus var. xeranthemoides, near Cameron, Navajo reservation, Arizona, Usa. Photo by: Raimondo Paladini
30006 RapCactus Raimondo Paladini
Echinocactus polycephalus var. xeranthemoides, near Cameron, Navajo reservation, Arizona, Usa. Photo by: Raimondo Paladini

20842 valentino Valentino Vallicelli
Seedling (Marbel Canyon form) Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli
30008 RapCactus Raimondo Paladini
Echinocactus polycephalus var. xeranthemoides, near Cameron, Navajo reservation, Arizona, Usa. Photo by: Raimondo Paladini

14419 valentino Valentino Vallicelli
Echinocactus polycephalus subs. xeranthemoides Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli
30021 RapCactus Raimondo Paladini
Echinocactus polycephalus var. xeranthemoides - Grand Canyon, Arizona, Usa. Photo by: Raimondo Paladini


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