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Sonoran Desert Plants
Echinocactus polycephalus Englemann & J.M.Bigelow (Cottontop Cactus,Many-headed Barrel Cactus,Cannonball Cactus,biznaga)

Coffee Pot Mountain

 

 Echinocactus polycephalus Englemann & J.M.Bigelow

 Echinocactus polycephalus Englemann & J.M.Bigelow

 Echinocactus polycephalus Englemann & J.M.Bigelow

Habitat: bajadas
Life Form: cactus,spherical
Leaf Description: leafless
Flower Color: yellow
Flowering Period: Feb. to Mar.
Spines: stout
Family: Cactaceae (cactus family)
Abundance: locally common
Additional Information:
Felger, R.S., S. Rutman, J. Malusa, and M.A. Baker. 2014. Ajo Peak to Tinajas Altas: Flora of Southwestern Arizona: Part 7. Eudicots: Cactaceae - Cactus Family. Phytoneuron 2014-69, 1-95 page 35 (13.5 MB pdf)

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