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Cactus compactus (Engelm.) Kuntze
Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 260. 1891 [5 Nov 1891]
Family: CACTACEAE

Accepted Scientific Name: Coryphantha compacta (Engelm.) Britton & Rose
Cactaceae (Britton & Rose) 4: 36, fig. 33. 1923 (et: Orcutt Circular to Cactus Fanciers p.i. 1922). Britton & Rose

Cactus compactus (Coryphantha compacta) Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli
Balleza, Chih, Mexico.

Synonyms:

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Accepted name in llifle Database:
Coryphantha compacta (Engelm.) Britton & Rose
Cactaceae (Britton & Rose) 4: 36, fig. 33. 1923 (et: Orcutt Circular to Cactus Fanciers p.i. 1922).
Synonymy: 7
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Common Names include:
ENGLISH: Pincushion Cactus
SPANISH (Español): Huevos de Coyote (Coyote's eggs), Biznaga de Pina, Doñana
TARAHUMARA: Bakánawa, Híkuri, Wichurí, Bakána, Bakánori, Híkuli, Santa Poli

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

  • Coryphantha compacta (Engelm.) Britton & Rose: It is a small, very variable solitary species often with only radial spines, but occasionally central appears. Distribution: Chihuahua, Tamaulipas, and Durango.
  • Coryphantha palmeri Britton & Rose: Has usually one stout hooked central spines. Origin: Durango.
  • Coryphantha palmeri var. pectinata: has usually only radial spines and larger flowers.

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Cactus compactus (Coryphantha compacta) Photo by: Prof. Ilham Alakbarov
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Cactus compactus (Coryphantha compacta) Photo by: Cactus Art

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Cactus compactus (Coryphantha compacta) Photo by: Cactus Art
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Cactus compactus (Coryphantha compacta) Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli


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