Coryphantha pycnacantha
A species in the Cactaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.
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- Plant group
- Angiosperms · flowering plants
- Order
- Caryophyllales
- Family
- Cactaceae
- Genus
- Coryphantha
- Species
- Coryphantha pycnacantha
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1868
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Coryphantha pycnacantha. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
23 synonyms in this snapshot
- Cactus acanthostephesName author: (Lehm.) Kuntze
- Cactus latimammaName author: (DC.) Kuntze
- Cactus pycnacanthusName author: (Mart.) Kuntze
- Cactus scepontocentrusName author: (Lem.) Kuntze
- Cactus winkleriName author: (C.F.Först.) Kuntze
- Coryphantha acanthostephesName author: Lem.
- Coryphantha andreaeName author: (J.A.Purpus & Boed.) A.Berger
- Coryphantha conimammaName author: (Linke) A.Berger
- Coryphantha connivensName author: Britton & Rose
- Coryphantha pycnacantha subsp. sniceriName author: (Halda, Kupčák & Sladk.) Halda, Kupčák & Sladk.
- Echinocactus acanthostephesName author: Poselg.
- Echinocactus pycnacanthusName author: Poselg.
- Echinocactus radiatusName author: Pfeiff.
- Echinocactus winkleriName author: Poselg.
- Escobaria sniceriName author: Halda, Kupčák & Sladk.
- Mammillaria acanthostephesName author: Lehm.
- Mammillaria andreaeName author: J.A.Purpus & Boed.
- Mammillaria conimammaName author: Linke
- Mammillaria latimammaName author: DC.
- Mammillaria latimamma var. spinosiorName author: Monv. ex Salm-Dyck
- Mammillaria pycnacanthaName author: Mart.
- Mammillaria scepontocentraName author: Lem.
- Mammillaria winkleriName author: (Poselg.) C.F.Först.
About this record
Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.
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