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Echinocactus horizonthalonius
Also called Blue barrel cactus, Eagle's claw, Turk's head cactus, Silverbell Cactus, Devil Head Cactus, Eagle Claw Cactus, Melon Cactus
Echinocactus horizonthalonius is a species of cactus known by several common names, including devilshead, turk's head cactus, blue barrel cactus, eagle's claw, horse maimer, horse crippler, and visnaga meloncillo. It is native to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico, where it occurs in Chihuahuan Desert and Sonoran Desert habitats, particularly on limestone substrates. One of its varieties is a federally listed endangered species of the United States.
Cactus · Barrel Cactus · Homalocephala parryi · Homalocephala polycephala · Horse Crippler · Barrel Cactus
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Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
