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Cactus cornifer Kuntze
Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 260. 1891 [5 Nov 1891]
Family: CACTACEAE

Accepted Scientific Name: Coryphantha cornifera (DC.) Lem.
Cactées 35 1868

Cactus cornifer (Coryphantha cornifera) Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli
SB44 Ixmilquilpan Hidalgo (Mexico) This species is one of those Coryphanthas which pass a purely radial-spined youth stage in which they are already floriferous. Most of the plants develop the central spines only at the age of 7 to 15 years.

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Accepted name in llifle Database:
Coryphantha cornifera (DC.) Lem.
Cactées 35 1868
Synonymy: 31
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Common Names include:
ENGLISH: Rhinoceros Cactus
SPANISH (Español): Biznaga-partida de Cuernos

Subspecies, varieties, forms and cultivars of plants belonging to the Coryphantha cornifera group



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Cactus cornifer (Coryphantha cornifera) Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli
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SB44 Ixmilquilpan Hidalgo (Mexico) (Coryphantha cornifera) Photo by: Cactus Art

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Cactus cornifer (Coryphantha cornifera) Photo by: Cactus Art
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Cactus cornifer (Coryphantha cornifera) Photo by: Cactus Art

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Cactus cornifer (Coryphantha cornifera) Photo by: Cactus Art
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Cactus cornifer (Coryphantha cornifera) Photo by: Cactus Art

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Cactus cornifer (Coryphantha cornifera) Photo by: Cactus Art
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