Echinocactus texensis (also known as the horse crippler or devil's pincushion) is a cactus in the subfamily Cactoideae. It is endemic to the United States and Mexico. It has one synonym.[2]

Echinocactus texensis
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Subfamily: Cactoideae
Genus: Echinocactus
Species:
E. texensis
Binomial name
Echinocactus texensis
Hopffer, 1842
Synonyms

Homalocephala texensis, (Hopffer) Britton & Rose

References

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  1. ^ Gómez-Hinostrosa, C.; Heil, K.; Terry, M.; Corral-Díaz, R. (2017). "Echinocactus texensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T152878A121492784. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T152878A121492784.en. Retrieved 11 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 9 September 2015.
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