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Echinocactus horizonthalonius Lem.
Cact. Gen. Sp. Nov. et Sp. 19. 1839
Family: CACTACEAE

Echinocactus horizonthalonius Photo by: Agócs György
It makes a single globular though very flattened stem, greyish or bluish-green in colour with strong pink, grey, tan, or brown spines that generally not hide stem surface.

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Accepted name in llifle Database:
Echinocactus horizonthalonius Lem.
Cact. Gen. Sp. Nov. et Sp. 19. 1839
Synonymy: 16 Accepted name in llifle Database:
Echinocactus horizonthalonius var. diabolicus Halda, L.Vacek & Vaško
Acta Mus. Richnov., Sect. Nat. 13(1): 1 (-3; figs.). 2006

Accepted name in llifle Database:
Echinocactus horizonthalonius subs. jarmilae Halda & Horáček
Acta Mus. Richnov., Sect. Nat. 7(1): 34. 2000

Accepted name in llifle Database:
Echinocactus horizonthalonius subs. nicholii (L.D.Benson) Doweld
Sukkulenty 1(2): 27. 1999
Synonymy: 3 Accepted name in llifle Database:
Echinocactus horizonthalonius var. nigrispinus hort.
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Cultivars (2):
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Common Names include:
ENGLISH: Devil's-Head Cactus, Turk's Head, Eagle Claws, Bisnagre, Turk's-head Cactus, Devilshead, Silverbell Cactus, Turk's Head Cactus
SPANISH (Español): Biznaga Meloncillo, Bisnaga de Dulce, Bisnaga, Biznaga-tonelmancamula

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


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Juvenile specimen (Locality: Milagro) Photo by: Cactus Art
10465 valentino Valentino Vallicelli
Echinocactus horizonthalonius Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli

815 valentino Valentino Vallicelli
''Devil's Head Cactus'' Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli
16414 valentino Valentino Vallicelli
Echinocactus horizonthalonius Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli

16415 valentino Valentino Vallicelli
Echinocactus horizonthalonius Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli
25796 agocs Agócs György
Echinocactus horizonthalonius Photo by: Agócs György

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Echinocactus horizonthalonius Photo by: Cactus Art
24242 agocs Agócs György
Echinocactus horizonthalonius Photo by: Agócs György

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by Valentino Vallicelli

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The body of this plant is a chalky blue colour, and some forms have magnificent spines.
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