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button cactuses
Epithelantha
Epithelantha (button cactus) is a genus of cactus that is native to northeastern Mexico, and in an area from western Texas to Arizona. Epithelantha has two species, Epithelantha micromeris and Epithelantha bokei. The name Epithelantha refers to the flower position near the apex of the tubercles.
10 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Button Cactus
speciesEpithelantha micromeris
Epithelantha greggii
speciesEpithelantha greggii
Boke's Button Cactus
speciesEpithelantha bokei
Epithelantha unguispina
speciesEpithelantha unguispina
Epithelantha ilariae
speciesEpithelantha ilariae
Epithelantha pachyrhiza
speciesEpithelantha pachyrhiza
Epithelantha pulchra
speciesEpithelantha pulchra
Epithelantha potosina
speciesEpithelantha potosina
Epithelantha cryptica
speciesEpithelantha cryptica
Epithelantha polycephala
speciesEpithelantha polycephala
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 157251.