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Beehive cactus

Coryphantha

Beehive cactus
Photo: Government of the United States, Public domain
Family
Cactaceae (Cactus family)
Grows as
Succulent

About

Coryphantha (from Greek, "flowering on the top"), or beehive cactus, is a genus of small to middle-sized, globose or columnar cacti. The genus is native to arid parts of Central America, Mexico, through Arizona, New Mexico, and western Texas and north into southwestern, central, and southeastern Montana. With its two subgenera, 57 species and 20 subspecies, it is one of the largest genera of cacti.

Other Coryphantha plants

Coryphantha clavata · Coryphantha compacta · Rhinoceros Cactus · Coryphantha delicata · Rhinoceros cactus · Elephant's Tooth · Coryphantha erecta · Coryphantha georgii · Coryphantha jalpanensis · Pelecyphora macromeris · Cactus · Whiskerbush

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Coryphantha by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

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