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Hamatocactus
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Hamatocactus

Thelocactus is a genus of flowering plants in the cactus family Cactaceae. Members of the genus are native to the arid lands of Central and Northern Mexico.

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2 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Turk's Head

speciesHamatocactus hamatacanthus

Miniature Barrel Cactus

speciesHamatocactus setispinus

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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 357175.