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1Kroenleinia grusonii (Hildm.) Lodé
- Common name
- Barrel cactus, Gold barrell cactus, Gold-ball cactus, Golden barrel cactus4
- Taxonomy
- Family: Cactaceae · Genus: Kroenleinia1
- Native distribution
- Mexico (Querétaro), Mexico Northeast, Braziluncertain3
- Synonyms
- 2
10 synonyms
- Echinocactus corynacanthus Scheidw.
- Echinocactus galeottii Scheidw.
- Echinocactus grusonii Hildm.
- Echinocactus grusonii albispinus Y.Itô
- Echinocactus grusonii horridus Y.Itô
- Echinocactus grusonii intertextus Y.Itô
- Echinocactus grusonii subinermis Y.Itô
- Echinocereus grusonii (Hildm.) Von Zeisold
- Echinocereus grusonii azureus Von Zeisold
- Ferocactus grusonii (Hildm.) Guiggi
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Sources (5)
- GBIF Backbone Taxonomy – Kroenleinia grusonii · Scientific name · CC BY 4.0
- GBIF – synonyms · Synonyms · CC BY 4.0
- GBIF – distributions (Catalogue of Life; The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP); Flora e Funga do Brasil - Lista Oficial) · Native distribution · CC BY 4.0
- Wikidata – Q42751825 · CC0
- Wikimedia Commons – Echinocactus grusonii (aka).jpg · CC BY-SA 2.5
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Barrel cactus – what to know
Barrel cactus (Kroenleinia grusonii) – family: Cactaceae, genus: Kroenleinia. Native range: Mexico (Querétaro), Mexico Northeast, Brazil. One Perfect Plants Club member grows it (1 photos).
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Data sources: GBIF.org – Kroenleinia grusonii (CC BY 4.0) · Wikidata – Q42751825 (CC0) · Wikimedia Commons – Echinocactus grusonii (aka).jpg (CC BY-SA 2.5) · Care data is for guidance only.
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