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As classified in WFO snapshot

June 2022

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genus

Echinocactus Link & Otto

This genus name was first published in Verh. Vereins. Beförd. Gartenbaues Königl. Preuss. Staaten 3: 420. 1827.  

At the time of this classification snapshot, this genus name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-4000012908.

Synonyms of Echinocactus

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Brittonrosea Speg. in Anales Soc. Ci. Argent. 96: 69. 1923. wfo-4000005455
Echinofossulocactus Lawr. in Gard. Mag. & Reg. Rural Domest. Improv. 17: 317. 1841. wfo-4000012929
Emorycactus Doweld in Succulenta (Netherlands) 75: 270. 1996. wfo-4000013324
Meyerocactus Doweld in Succulenta (Netherlands) 75: 271. 1996. wfo-4000023980

Species in Echinocactus ( ${pageIsLoading?'loading':'showing'} species ${currentlyShowingRangeFirst} to ${currentlyShowingRangeLast} of ${ totalPartsCount })

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link