Pediocactus

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Pediocactus
Pediocactus simpsonii.jpg
Pediocactus simpsonii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Core eudicots
Order:
Caryophyllales
Family:
Cactaceae
Subfamily:
Cactoideae
Tribe:
Cacteae
Genus:
Pediocactus

Species

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Pediocactus (Greek: πεδίον (pedion) means "plain", "flat", "field") is a genus of cacti. The genus comprises between 6 and 11 species, depending upon the authority. Species of this genus are referred to as hedgehog cacti, though that name is also applied to plants from the genera Echinocereus and Echinopsis.[1] Species may also be referred to as pincushion cacti, a common name which is also applied to other genera.

Synonyms[]

The genus has 3 synonyms:

Sclerocactus and Pediocactus were also at one time reduced to synonymy, but this is not at present considered to be correct.

Species[]

According to Edward Frederick Anderson (2005):

According to David Richard Hunt (2006), New Cactus Lexicon:

According to (2007):

  • Section Pediocactus Hochstätter
    • Pediocactus knowltonii L.D.Benson
    • (Hochstätter) Hochstätter
      • Pediocactus nigrispinus subsp. nigrispinus
      • (Hochstätter) Hochstätter
      • (Hochstätter) Hochstätter
    • B.W.Benson
    • (Engelm.) Britton & Rose
      • Pediocactus simpsonii subsp. simpsonii
      • Hochstätter
      • Hochstätter
      • (J.M.Coult.) Hochstätter
  • Section Rhytidospermae Hochstätter

References[]

  1. ^ "Echinopsis (Hedgehog Cacti)". Cactus and Succulent Society of Australia. Archived from the original on 2008-07-20. Retrieved 2008-07-29.
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