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cotton top cactus
Homalocephala polycephala
Homalocephala polycephala
cotton top cactus Cactus Family
Homalocephala polycephala Cactaceae
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common names
  cotton top cactus
  cottontop cactus
accepted scientific name
  •Homalocephala polycephala (J.M.Bigelow & Engelm.) Vargas-Luna & Bárcenas
rules for finding collection records
  Echinocactus polycephalus (260)
  Echinocactus xeranthemoides (39)
  Homalocephala polycephala (3533)
family name
  • Cactaceae
Image Author: Joshua Tree, National Park Service
Image License: public domain
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Category: Cactus
Flowers: Many petals
Petal colors: color
Flower size is 1.6 to 2.3 inches
Plant Observed All Year

How Likely at this Location (32%)
Name Match (100%)
Plant Showiness (72%)
base map where plant found
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Native Plant Status
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native Native
native Not Present