Echinomastus

Echinomastus (meaning "spiny breast") is a genus of cacti. They are native to the southwestern United States and Mexico.

Echinomastus
Echinomastus johnsonii near Las Vegas, Nevada
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Subfamily: Cactoideae
Tribe: Cacteae
Genus: Echinomastus
Britton & Rose
Species

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Species

There are up to 7 species, including:

ImageScientific nameDistribution
Echinomastus erectocentrus (J.M.Coult.) Britton & RoseUnited States (Arizona and New Mexico )
Echinomastus gautii (L.D.Benson) Mosco & Zanov.United States (Texas)
Echinomastus intertextus (Engelm.) Britton & RoseUnited States (Arizona,Texas, and New Mexico )
Echinomastus johnsonii (Parry ex Engelm.) E.M.BaxterUnited States (eastern California to Utah)
Echinomastus mariposensis HesterUnited States (Texas), Mexico (Coahuila)
Echinomastus unguispinus (Engelm.) Britton & RoseMexico(Chihuahua, Coahuila de Zaragoza, Durango, San Luis Potosí, Zacatecas)
Echinomastus warnockii (L.D.Benson) Glass & R.A.FosterMexico, United States (Texas)

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