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Echinocactus grandis Rose
Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. x. 126 (1906).
Family: CACTACEAE

= Echinocactus platyacanthus f. grandis (Rose) Bravo
Cact. Suc. Mex. 25(3): 64 (1980)

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

Echinocactus grandis (Echinocactus platyacanthus f. grandis) Photo by: K.k. Agrawal

Synonyms:

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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 Cactus, Giant Viznaga (USA), Giant Barrel Cactus, Giant Biznaga
SPANISH (Español): Biznaga de Dulce, Biznaga Gigante, Biznaga burra, Biznaga de Acitrón

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



4808 valentino Valentino Vallicelli
Young specimen (about 4 cm in diameter) (Echinocactus platyacanthus f. grandis) Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli
26916 frikkie Frikkie Hall
Echinocactus Ingens var. Grandis with its new set of purple lines. (Echinocactus platyacanthus f. grandis) Photo by: Frikkie Hall

26795 frikkie Frikkie Hall
Echinocactus grandis (Echinocactus platyacanthus f. grandis) Photo by: Frikkie Hall
4809 valentino Valentino Vallicelli
Echinocactus grandis (Echinocactus platyacanthus f. grandis) Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli

4807 valentino Valentino Vallicelli
- A juvenile specimen (FO 35 Collector: Felipe Otero. Locality: Tehuacan, Puebla, Mexico) (Echinocactus platyacanthus f. grandis) Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli
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