Coryphantha elephantidens is a species of cactus native to Mexico and was first described in 1838.[2]
| Coryphantha elephantidens | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Cactaceae |
| Subfamily: | Cactoideae |
| Genus: | Coryphantha |
| Species: | C. elephantidens
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| Binomial name | |
| Coryphantha elephantidens (Lem.) Lem.
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Description
editCoryphantha elephanidens is a usually depressed plant meaning it grows low to the ground. Sometimes, this plant can clump, or very rarely, have multiple growth points on a head. Spines sometimes tipped with black grow on tubircles in groups of 2-5[3]
Flowers
editThis species has a whitish to pink flower. The flower can also be yellow, and is self fertile.[4]
References
edit- ^ https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/62362/121439944
- ^ "Coryphantha elephantidens (Lem.) Lem. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2024-01-07.
- ^ "Coryphantha elephantidens". www.llifle.com. Retrieved 2024-01-07.
- ^ "Coryphantha elephantidens". www.cactus-art.biz. Retrieved 2024-01-07.
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