Echinomastus
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Echinomastus | |
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Echinomastus johnsonii near Las Vegas, Nevada | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Cactaceae |
Subfamily: | Cactoideae |
Tribe: | Cacteae |
Genus: | Echinomastus Britton & Rose |
Species | |
5-9,[1] see text |
Echinomastus (meaning "spiny breast") is a genus of cacti. They are native to the southwestern United States and Mexico.
There are up to 9 species, including:
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Categories:
- Cactoideae
- Cactoideae genera
- Cactus stubs