Echinocactus

E46602
genus taxon

Echinocactus is a genus of globular, heavily spined cacti native to Mexico and the southwestern United States, commonly known as barrel cacti.

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Observed surface forms (7)

Surface form Occurrences
Echinocactus grusonii 1
Echinocactus horizonthalonius 1
Echinocactus platyacanthus 1

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf genus ⓘ
taxon ⓘ
adaptation reduced leaves ⓘ
spines for herbivore defense ⓘ
water storage in stem ⓘ
class Magnoliopsida ⓘ
commonName barrel cacti ⓘ
conservationConcern some species threatened in the wild ⓘ
cultivationRequirement full sun ⓘ
low water ⓘ
well-drained soil ⓘ
describedBy Link ⓘ
Otto ⓘ
describedInYear 1827 ⓘ
distributionRegion Chihuahuan Desert ⓘ
Sonoran Desert ⓘ
family Cactaceae ⓘ
floweringSeason spring ⓘ
summer ⓘ
flowerPosition apical ⓘ
fruitType fleshy berry-like fruit ⓘ
genusIncludes Echinocactus self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Echinocactus grusonii

Echinocactus self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Echinocactus horizonthalonius

Echinocactus self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Echinocactus platyacanthus

Echinocactus self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Echinocactus polycephalus

Echinocactus self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Echinocactus texensis
habitat arid regions ⓘ
deserts ⓘ
rocky slopes ⓘ
hasCharacteristic heavily spined stems ⓘ
succulent tissue ⓘ
hasGrowthForm barrel-shaped ⓘ
globular ⓘ
hasLanguageName Echinocactus (Latin scientific name) ⓘ
kingdom Plantae ⓘ
nativeTo Mexico ⓘ
North America ⓘ
southwestern United States ⓘ
surface form: Southwestern United States
order Caryophyllales ⓘ
parentTaxon Cactaceae ⓘ
photosynthesisType CAM photosynthesis ⓘ
phylum Tracheophyta ⓘ
pollination bee-pollinated ⓘ
insect-pollinated ⓘ
taxonRank genus ⓘ
uses ornamental plant ⓘ

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Echinocactus → genusIncludes → Echinocactus self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Echinocactus grusonii
Echinocactus → genusIncludes → Echinocactus self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Echinocactus platyacanthus
Echinocactus → genusIncludes → Echinocactus self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Echinocactus horizonthalonius
Echinocactus → genusIncludes → Echinocactus self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Echinocactus texensis
Echinocactus → genusIncludes → Echinocactus self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Echinocactus polycephalus
Cactaceae → notableGenus → Echinocactus ⓘ
Cactaceae → notableGenus → Echinocactus ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ferocactus
Cactaceae → notableGenus → Echinocactus ⓘ
this entity surface form: Gymnocalycium