Family Cactaceae


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Discocactus heptacanthus
Common Name(s):
Synonym(s): Melacocarpus heptacanthus, Echinocactus hartmannii, Discocactus hartmannii, Discocactus paranaensis, Discocactus boliviensis, Discocactus catingicola, Discocactus magnimammus, Discocactus mamillosus, Discocactus patulifolius, Discocactus griseus, Discocactus pachythele, Discocactus rapirhizus, Discocactus semicampaniflorus, Discocactus silicicola, Discocactus flavispinus, Discocactus melanochlorus, Discocactus nigrisaetosus, Discocactus spinosior, Discocactus squamibaccatus, Discocactus magnimammus, Discocactus silvaticus, Discocactus estevesii, Discocactus diersianus, Discocactus cangaensis, Discocactus goianus, Discocactus subterraneo-proliferans, Discocactus lindaianus, Discocactus prominentigibbus, Discocactus crassispinus, Discocactus hartmannii, Discocactus cephaliaciculosus, Discocactus piauiensis, Discocactus squamibaccatus


D. heptacanthus

Photo taken at: Larry Nichols Personal Collection, Westminster, CA


Discocactus horstii
Common Name(s):
Synonym(s): Discocactus woutersianus


D. horstii

Photo taken at: Huntington Library, San Marino, CA


Discocactus zehntneri
Common Name(s):
Synonym(s): Discocactus boomianus, Discocactus albispinus, Discocactus araneispinus, Discocactus buenekeri, Discocactus zehntneri


D. zehntneri

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


D. zehntneri
Photo taken at: Cal Cactus, Bonsall, CA

D. zehntneri
Photo taken at: Huntington Library, San Marino, CA

*Currently 3 of 7 known species shown in this genus.