Biology:Coryphantha pycnacantha

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Short description: Species of cactus

Coryphantha pycnacantha
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Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Subfamily: Cactoideae
Genus: Coryphantha
Species:
C. pycnacantha
Binomial name
Coryphantha pycnacantha
(Mart.) Lem.

Coryphantha pycnacantha is a cactus species endemic to central Mexico.

It is native to the states of Hidalgo, Puebla, Tlaxcala, and Veracruz

It grows on deep lava soils, and is an IUCN Red List Endangered species.[1]

References

  1. IUCN (2009). "Coryphantha pycnacantha: Dicht, R.F. & Lüthy, A.D.". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. doi:10.2305/iucn.uk.2013-2.rlts.t40820a2934278.en. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q1135911 entry