Stenocactus pentacanthus
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
- Stenocactus
- Species
- Stenocactus pentacanthus
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1929
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Stenocactus pentacanthus. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
9 synonyms in this snapshot
- Brittonrosea pentacanthaName author: (Lem.) Speg.
- Echinocactus anfractuosus var. pentacanthusName author: (Lem.) Salm-Dyck
- Echinocactus kellerianusName author: Krainz
- Echinocactus pentacanthusName author: Lem.
- Echinofossulocactus crispatus f. pentacanthusName author: (Lem.) P.V.Heath
- Echinofossulocactus pentacanthusName author: (Lem.) Britton & Rose
- Echinofossulocactus pentacanthus var. david-boudetianusName author: Bravo
- Efossus pentacanthusName author: (Lem.) Orcutt
- Stenocactus pentacanthusName author: (Lem.) A.Berger ex A.W.Hill
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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