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Echinocactus lindheimeri Engelm. & A.Gray
Boston J. Nat. Hist. v. (1845) 246
Family: CACTACEAE

Accepted Scientific Name: Echinocactus texensis Hopffer ex Regel
Gartenflora xxxvii. (1888) 633, t. 1286 [ et: Allg. Gartenzeitung (Otto & Dietrich) 10: 297. 1842 ]

Echinocactus lindheimeri (Echinocactus texensis) Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli

Synonyms:

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Common Names include:
ENGLISH: Horse-crippler (For the heavily spines that lies low to the ground, a hazard to horses), Devil’s-head, Candy Cactus (For the edible and tasty red fruit. The plant is used to make a candy), Devil’s Pin Cushion, Horse Crippler, Devil's Pincushion
SPANISH (Español): Manca caballo, Biznaga-tonel Manca Caballo

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


7023 valentino Valentino Vallicelli
Echinocactus lindheimeri (Echinocactus texensis) Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli
19992 julio Julio C. García
Echinocactus lindheimeri (Echinocactus texensis) Photo by: Julio C. García

2127 cactus-art Cactus Art
Echinocactus lindheimeri (Echinocactus texensis) Photo by: Cactus Art
17790 valentino Valentino Vallicelli
Echinocactus lindheimeri (Echinocactus texensis) Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli

29300 cpif Peiffer Clement
Echinocactus lindheimeri (Echinocactus texensis) Photo by: Peiffer Clement
17793 valentino Valentino Vallicelli
Echinocactus lindheimeri (Echinocactus texensis) Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli

15885 valentino Valentino Vallicelli
Echinocactus lindheimeri (Echinocactus texensis) Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli
20175 julio Julio C. García
Echinocactus lindheimeri (Echinocactus texensis) Photo by: Julio C. García

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