Family Cactaceae

 
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Echinocactus grusonii
Common Name(s): Golden Barrel Cactus
Synonym(s):

E. grusonii

Photo taken at: My Collection, San Clemente, CA
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E. grusonii Photo taken at: Huntington Library, San Marino, CA
E. grusonii Photo taken at: Huntington Library, San Marino, CA
E. grusonii Photo taken at: Cal Cactus, Vista, CA
Echinocactus platyacanthus
Common Name(s): Giant Barrel Cactus, Large Barrel Cactus
Synonym(s): Echinocactus karwinskii, Echinocactus ingens, Echinocactus helophorus, Echinocactus visnaga, Echinocactus grandis, Echinocactus palmeri

E. platyacanthus

Photo taken at: My Collection, San Clemente, CA

E. platyacanthus		 Photo taken at: Huntington Library, San Marino, CA

E. platyacanthus		 Photo taken at: Huntington Library, San Marino, CA

E. platyacanthus		 Photo taken at: Larry Nichols Personal Collection, Westminster, CA
Echinocactus polycephalus
Common Name(s): Many-Headed Barrel Cactus, Cotton Top Cactus, Harem Cactus, Woolly-Headed Barrel Cactus
Synonym(s): Echinocactus xeranthemoides, Emorycactus polycephalus

E. polycephalus

Photo taken at: Just East of Death Valley NP, CA

E. polycephalus		 Photo taken at: Just East of Death Valley NP, CA
Echinocactus texensis
Common Name(s): Horse-Crippler Cactus, Candy Cactus, Devil's-Head Cactus, Devil's Pincushion
Synonym(s): Homalocephala texensis, Echinocactus lindheimeri


E. texensis

Photo taken at: Huntington Library, San Marino, CA

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

E. texensis 		Photo taken at: Near Stanton, TX by Justin Daniel
*Currently 4 of 6 known species shown in this genus.