Family Cactaceae


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Matucana aurantiaca
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Synonym(s): Echinocactus aurantiacus, Arequipa aurantiaca, Borzicactus aurantiacus, Submatucana aurantiaca, Borzicactus calvescens, Submatucana calvescens, Matucana calvescens, Matucana currundayensis, Submatucana currundayensis, Matucana hastifera, Matucana pallarensis


M. aurantiaca

Photo taken at: Huntington Library, San Marino, CA
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Matucana aureiflora
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Synonym(s): Submatucana aureiflora, Borzicactus aureiflorus, Matucana celendinensis


M. aureiflora

Photo taken at: Grigsby Cactus Gardens, Vista, CA


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

Matucana grandiflora
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M. grandiflora

Photo taken at: Grigsby Cactus Gardens, Vista, CA


Matucana haynei
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Synonym(s): Echinocactus haynei, Cereus haynei, Arequipa haynei, Borzicactus haynei, Echinocactus myriacanthus, Arequipa myriacantha, Submatucana myriacantha, Matucana myriacantha, Borzicactus myriacanthus, Matucana blancii, Matucana breviflora, Matucana cereoides, Matucana elongata, Matucana herzogiana, Matucana hystrix, Matucana multicolor, Matucana variabilis, Borzicactus variabilis, Matucana yanganucensis, Matucana crinifera, Matucana megalantha, Matucana calocephala, Borzicactus calocephalus, Matucana purpureoalba, Matucana supertaxa, Matucana winteri


M. haynei

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


M. haynei
Photo taken at: Cal Cactus, Bonsall, CA

M. haynei
Photo taken at: Cal Cactus, Bonsall, CA

M. haynei
Photo taken at: Huntington Library, San Marino, CA

Matucana intertexta
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Synonym(s): Submatucana intertexta, Borzicactus intertextus


M. intertexta

Photo taken at: Huntington Library, San Marino, CA


M. intertexta
Photo taken at: My Collection, San Clemente, CA

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

Matucana madisoniorum
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Synonym(s): Borzicactus madisoniorum, Submatucana madisoniorum, Loxanthocereus madisoniorum, Eomatucana madisoniorum


M. madisoniorum

Photo taken at: My Collection, San Clemente, CA


M. madisoniorum

Photo taken at: Grigsby Cactus Gardens, Vista, CA

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

Matucana oreodoxa
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Synonym(s): Eomatucana oreodoxa, Borzicactus oreodoxus


M. oreodoxa

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


Matucana paucicostata
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Synonym(s): Submatucana paucicostata, Borzicactus paucicostatus


M. paucicostata

Photo taken at: My Collection, San Clemente, CA


Matucana ritteri
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Synonym(s): Submatucana ritteri, Borzicactus ritteri


M. ritteri

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


Matucana tuberculata
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Synonym(s): Borzicactus tuberculatus, Matucana tuberculosa


M. tuberculata

Photo taken at: Grigsby Cactus Gardens, Vista, CA


Matucana weberbaueri
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Synonym(s): Borzicactus weberbaueri, Echinocactus weberbaueri


M. weberbaueri

Photo taken at: Huntington Library, San Marino, CA


M. weberbaueri
Photo taken at: My Collection, San Clemente, CA

*Currently 11 of 17 known species shown in this genus.