Pediocactus

Pediocactus
	Pediocactus simpsonii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Magnoliophyta
Class:	Magnoliopsida
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Cactaceae
Subfamily:	Cactoideae
Tribe:	Cacteae
Genus:	Pediocactus; Britton & Rose
Species
	Pediocactus despainii; Pediocactus hermannii; Pediocactus peeblesianus - Peebles Navajo cactus; Pediocactus simpsonii; Pediocactus-winkleri; etc.;

Pediocactus is a genus of cacti. The genus comprises between 6 and 11 species, depending upon the authority. Species of this genus are referred to as hedgehog cacti, though that name is also applied to plants from the genera Echinocereus and Echinopsis.^[1]

Synonyms

The genus has 2 synonyms:

Navajoa Croizat
Pilocanthus B.W.Benson & Backeb.

References

^ "Echinopsis (Hedgehog Cacti)". Cactus and Succulent Sosiety of Australia. Retrieved 2008-07-29.

[1] "Echinopsis (Hedgehog Cacti)". Cactus and Succulent Sosiety of Australia. Retrieved 2008-07-29.

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