Thelocactus macdowellii

Thelocactus macdowellii, called the Chihuahuan snowball, is a species of cactus native to northeastern Mexico.[1][2] It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[3]

Thelocactus macdowellii
At the Botanical Garden Munich-Nymphenburg
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Subfamily: Cactoideae
Genus: Thelocactus
Species:
T. macdowellii
Binomial name
Thelocactus macdowellii
(Rebut ex Quehl) W.T.Marshall
Synonyms[1]
List
    • Echinocactus macdowellii Orcutt
    • Echinocactus macdowellii Rebut ex Quehl
    • Echinomastus macdowellii (Orcutt) Britton & Rose
    • Neolloydia macdowellii (Rebut ex Quehl) H.E.Moore
    • Thelocactus conothelos var. macdowellii (W.T.Marshall) Glass & R.B.Foster

References
  1. "Thelocactus macdowellii (Rebut ex Quehl) W.T.Marshall". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  2. "Thelocactus macdowellii Chihuahuan Snowball". Gardens Navigator. Denver Botanic Gardens. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  3. "Thelocactus macdowellii". The Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 24 March 2021.


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