Echinocactus parryi (also known as the horse crippler or devil's pincushion) is a cactus in the subfamily Cactoideae. It is endemic to the Mexican state of Chihuahua. It has one synonym.[2] E. parryi is thought to be quite similar to E. polycephalus but they differ in their branching habits, average number of ribs per stem, flower color and more. Echnocactus parryi is known to produce an average of 13 ribs per stem, pubescent spines and yellow flowers with a little red in the middle.[3]

Echinocactus parryi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Subfamily: Cactoideae
Genus: Echinocactus
Species:
E. parryi
Binomial name
Echinocactus parryi
Engelm., 1856
Synonyms

Emorycactus parryi (Engelm.) Doweld

References

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  1. ^ Corral-Díaz, R. (2017). "Echinocactus parryi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T152737A121486632. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T152737A121486632.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  2. ^ Roskov Y.; Kunze T.; Orrell T.; Abucay L.; Paglinawan L.; Culham A.; Bailly N.; Kirk P.; Bourgoin T.; Baillargeon G.; Decock W.; De Wever A. (2014). Didžiulis V. (ed.). "Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2014 Annual Checklist". Species 2000: Reading, UK. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
  3. ^ Chamberland, Michael (1997). "Systematics of Echinocactus polycephalus complex (Cactaceae)". Systematic Botany. 22 (2): 303–313. doi:10.2307/2419459. JSTOR 2419459.