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Pelecyphora

not marked as a favorite taxon Pelecyphora Ehrenberg.

Key to Pelecyphora

A genus of 20 species (and 14 additional subspecies), stem-succulent shrubs, of North America.

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Subfamily: Cactoideae. Tribe: Cacteae. Subtribe: Cactinae.

References: Chincoya et al. (2023); Sánchez et al. (2022); Zimmerman & Parfitt (2003b) In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2003b). Show full citations.

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image #1 of Pelecyphora© Aidan Campos | Pelecyphora vivipara source | Original Image ⭷
image #2 of Pelecyphora© Aidan Campos | Pelecyphora missouriensis ssp. missouriensis source | Original Image ⭷
image #3 of Pelecyphora© Aidan Campos | Pelecyphora missouriensis ssp. missouriensis source | Original Image ⭷
image #4 of Pelecyphora© Matt Reala, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Matt Reala | Pelecyphora emskoetteriana source CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image #5 of Pelecyphora© Michelle W., some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Michelle W. | Pelecyphora emskoetteriana source CC-BY | Original Image ⭷
image #6 of Pelecyphora© Eric Knight, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Eric Knight | Pelecyphora macromeris ssp. runyonii source CC-BY | Original Image ⭷

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