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Consolea
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Consolea

Consolea is a genus of cacti, named after Italian botanist Michelangelo Console. The genus is native to the Caribbean and Florida. It has 10 accepted species.

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11 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Consolea moniliformis

speciesConsolea moniliformis

Road Kill Cactus

speciesConsolea rubescens

Semaphore Pricklypear

speciesConsolea corallicola

Consolea testudinis-crus

speciesConsolea testudinis-crus

Consolea picardae

speciesConsolea picardae

Jamaican Semaphore Cactus

speciesConsolea spinosissima

Consolea nashii

speciesConsolea nashii

Consolea millspaughii

speciesConsolea millspaughii

Consolea falcata

speciesConsolea falcata

Consolea macracantha

speciesConsolea macracantha

Consolea urbaniana

speciesConsolea urbaniana

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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 202172.