Coryphantha echinus
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 echinus
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1923
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Coryphantha echinus. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
13 synonyms in this snapshot
- Cactus echinusName author: (Engelm.) Kuntze
- Cactus pectinatusName author: (Engelm.) Kuntze
- Coryphantha cornifera var. echinusName author: (Engelm.) L.D.Benson
- Coryphantha echinusName author: (Engelm.) Orcutt
- Coryphantha echinus var. robustaName author: A.M.Powell
- Coryphantha pectinataName author: (Engelm.) Britton & Rose
- Coryphantha radians var. echinusName author: (Engelm.) Y.Itô
- Coryphantha radians var. pectinataName author: (Engelm.) Borg
- Mammillaria echinusName author: Engelm.
- Mammillaria pectinataName author: Engelm.
- Mammillaria pertinataName author: Engelm.
- Mammillaria radians f. echinusName author: (Engelm.) Schelle
- Mammillaria radians var. echinusName author: (Engelm.) K.Schum.
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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