PLANTS Profile for Pediocactus (pincushion cactus)

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PLANTS Profile

Pediocactus Britton & Rose
pincushion cactus

Symbol:

PEDIO

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Cactaceae

Duration:

Growth Habit:

Native Status:

None


Other common names:
	plains cactus

More Information:

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Pediocactus Britton & Rose

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Distribution:
Pediocactus Britton & Rose

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AZ, CO, ID, KS, MT, NM, NV, OR, SD, UT, WA, WY)

Related Taxa:
Pediocactus Britton & Rose

View 51 genera in Cactaceae or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.

Distribution of Pediocactus bradyi L.D. Benson. . Image Available.

Pediocactus bradyi
Brady's pincushion cactus

Distribution of Pediocactus despainii S.L. Welsh & Goodrich. . Image Available.

Pediocactus despainii
Despain's pincushion cactus

Distribution of Pediocactus knowltonii L.D. Benson. . Image Available.

Pediocactus knowltonii
Knowlton's miniature cactus

Distribution of Pediocactus paradinei B.W. Benson. .

Pediocactus paradinei
Kaibab pincushion cactus

Distribution of Pediocactus peeblesianus (Croizat) L.D. Benson. .

Pediocactus peeblesianus
Navajo pincushion cactus

Distribution of Pediocactus sileri (Engelm. ex J.M. Coult.) L.D. Benson. . Image Available.

Pediocactus sileri
Siler pincushion cactus

Distribution of Pediocactus simpsonii (Engelm.) Britton & Rose. . Image Available.

Pediocactus simpsonii
mountain ball cactus

Distribution of Pediocactus winkleri K.D. Heil. .

Pediocactus winkleri
Winkler's pincushion cactus

Native

Introduced

Classification:
Pediocactus Britton & Rose

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Caryophyllidae
Order	Caryophyllales
Family	Cactaceae – Cactus family
Genus	Pediocactus Britton & Rose – pincushion cactus

More Accounts and Images:
Pediocactus Britton & Rose

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 19769.

Time Generated: 05/23/2013 08:16 AM CDT