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Tephrocactus
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Tephrocactus

Tephrocactus (from Greek tephra, "ash", referring to the color of these plants' epidermis) is a genus of the cactus family (Cactaceae).

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11 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Paper-Spined Cholla

speciesTephrocactus articulatus

Tephrocactus alexanderi

speciesTephrocactus alexanderi

Tephrocactus verschaffeltii

speciesTephrocactus verschaffeltii

Tephrocactus aoracanthus

speciesTephrocactus aoracanthus

Tephrocactus weberi

speciesTephrocactus weberi

Tephrocactus molinensis

speciesTephrocactus molinensis

Tephrocactus geometricus

speciesTephrocactus geometricus

Tephrocactus nigrispinus

speciesTephrocactus nigrispinus

Tephrocactus bonnieae

speciesTephrocactus bonnieae

Tephrocactus recurvatus

speciesTephrocactus recurvatus

Tephrocactus abditus

speciesTephrocactus abditus

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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 186781.