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Echinocactus poselgerianus A.Dietr.
Allg. Gartenzeitung (Otto & Dietrich) 19: 346. 1851
Family: CACTACEAE

Accepted Scientific Name: Coryphantha poselgeriana (A.Dietr.) Britton & Rose
Cactaceae (Britton & Rose) 4: 28. 1923 [24 Dec 1923] Britton & Rose

Echinocactus poselgerianus (Coryphantha poselgeriana) Photo by: Agócs György

Synonyms:

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Accepted name in llifle Database:
Coryphantha poselgeriana (A.Dietr.) Britton & Rose
Cactaceae (Britton & Rose) 4: 28. 1923 [24 Dec 1923]
Synonymy: 10
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Common Names include:
ENGLISH: Needle Mulee

Subspecies, varieties, forms and cultivars of plants belonging to the Coryphantha poselgeriana group

  • Coryphantha poselgeriana (A.Dietr.) Britton & Rose: is a heavily spined, imposing species. Radial spines 5 to 12, strong, subulate up to 30-40 mm long. Central spines 1, straight, porrect. Distribution: Chihuahua, Coahuila, San Luis Potosí, Nuevo León, Zacatecas and Durango.
  • Coryphantha poselgeriana var. saltillensis (Poselg.) L.Bremer: South Sierra de Paila. It has more radials.
  • Coryphantha poselgeriana var. valida (J.A.Purpus) Heinrich ex Backeb.: North of the Sierra de Paila. This form is the more strongly spined.

24139 agocs Agócs György
Echinocactus poselgerianus (Coryphantha poselgeriana) Photo by: Agócs György
26758 agocs Agócs György
Echinocactus poselgerianus (Coryphantha poselgeriana) Photo by: Agócs György


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