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Glandulicactus
Also called Barrel Cactus, Barrel Cactuses
Glandulicactus is a genus of small, globe- to barrel-shaped desert cacti from the southwestern United States and northern Mexico, recognised by hooked spines and tubercular ribs. They are grown as drought-tolerant succulents that need full sun, sharp drainage and very little water.
Glandulicactus is a genus of plants native to Mexico and the United States.
Plants in this genus is found from The southern United States from New Mexico and Texas, south to the Mexican states of Guanajuato, Tamaulipas, and San Luis Potosí.
San Diego barrelcactus · Candy barrelcactus · Barrel cactus · Glandulicactus mathssonii · Glandulicactus uncinatus
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