Family Cactaceae


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Coryphantha calipensis
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C. calipensis

Photo taken at: Desert Botanical Garden , Phoenix, AZ
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C. calipensis
Photo taken at: Gene Schroeder's Private Collection, Orange, CA

Coryphantha compacta
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Synonym(s): Mammillaria compacta, Coryphantha palmeri

C. compacta

Photo taken at: Huntington Library, San Marino, CA


Coryphantha elephantidens
Common Name(s): Elephant's Tooth, Starry Ball
Synonym(s): Mammillaria elephantidens, Mammillaria recurvispina, Coryphantha recurvispina, Mammillaria bumamma, Coryphantha bumamma, Coryphantha greenwoodii, Coryphantha garessii

C. elephantidens

Photo taken at: C&J Cactus Nursery, Vista, CA


C. elephantidens
Photo taken at: Gene Schroeder's Private Collection, Orange, CA

Coryphantha erecta
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Synonym(s): Mammillaria erecta

C. erecta

Photo taken at: Huntington Library, San Marino, CA


Coryphantha macromeris
Common Name(s): Big Needle Cactus, Big Nipple Cory-Cactus, Dona Ana, Long Mamma, Nipple Beehive Cactus
Synonym(s): Mammillaria macromeris, Lepidocoryphantha macromeris, Coryphantha runyonii, Lepidocoryphantha runyonii, Coryphantha pirtlei

C. macromeris

Photo taken at: Desert Botanical Garden , Phoenix, AZ


Coryphantha pycnacantha
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Synonym(s): Mammillaria pycnacantha, Coryphantha connivens, Mammillaria andreae, Coryphantha andreae

C. pycnacantha

Photo taken at: Desert Botanical Garden , Phoenix, AZ


Coryphantha radians
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Synonym(s): Mammillaria radians, Coryphantha delicata, Coryphantha bemalensis

C. radians

Photo taken at: Gene Schroeder's Private Collection, Orange, CA


Coryphantha recurvata
Common Name(s): Golden-Chested Beehive Cactus, Recurved Cory-Cactus, Recurved Spine Pincushion
Synonym(s): Mammillaria recurvata

C. recurvata

Photo taken at: Desert Botanical Garden , Phoenix, AZ


Coryphantha retusa
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Synonym(s): Mammillaria retusa

C. retusa

Photo taken at: Desert Botanical Garden , Phoenix, AZ


*Currently 9 of 55 known species shown in this genus.