Echinocactus texensis
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]
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| Species: | E. texensis |
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| Echinocactus texensis Hopffer, 1842 | |
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Homalocephala texensis, (Hopffer) Britton & Rose | |
The cactus is rare in long ranges and hard spines pose a danger for any animal who steps on it and can go through a soldier's shoe.[3]
References
- "Echinocactus texensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
- 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.
- Southwest, The American. "Echinocactus texensis, horse crippler". www.americansouthwest.net. Retrieved 2021-01-18.
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