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Echinocactus viznaga Hook.
Gard. Chron. 1845, 133, in obs.
Family: CACTACEAE

= Echinocactus platyacanthus var. viznaga (Hook.) W.T.Marshall

Accepted Scientific Name: Echinocactus platyacanthus Link & Otto
Verh. Vereins Beford. Gartenbaues Konigl. Preuss. Staaten 3: 423. T. 14. 1826 (1827)

Echinocactus viznaga (Echinocactus platyacanthus var. viznaga) Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli

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Accepted name in llifle Database:
Echinocactus platyacanthus Link & Otto
Verh. Vereins Beford. Gartenbaues Konigl. Preuss. Staaten 3: 423. T. 14. 1826 (1827)
Synonymy: 22
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Common Names include:
ENGLISH: Large Barrel, Monster Cactus, Giant Viznaga
SPANISH (Español): Biznaga de Dulce, Biznaga Gigante, Pitallito
TARAHUMARA: Híkuri, Wichurí

Subspecies, varieties, forms and cultivars of plants belonging to the Echinocactus platyacanthus group



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Echinocactus viznaga (Echinocactus platyacanthus var. viznaga) Photo by: Cactus Art
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Echinocactus viznaga (Echinocactus platyacanthus var. viznaga) Photo by: Cactus Art

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Echinocactus viznaga (Echinocactus platyacanthus var. viznaga) Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli
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