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Vernacular names of plants within the Genus Pediocactus

Hierarchical position of the Genus Pediocactus

Regnum  Plantae common name: The plant kingdom       Divisio  Magnoliophyta Cronquist syn. Angiospermophyta / Anthophyta pub. Takht. & Zimmerm. ex Reveal, Phytologia 79: 70. 29 Apr 1996. common name: angiosperms, flowering plants       Subdivisio  Magnoliophytina Frohne & U. Jensen ex Reveal pub. Phytologia 79: 70. 29 Apr 1996. common name: Angiosperms       Classis  Rosopsida Batsch pub. Dispos. Gen. Pl. Jenens.: 28. 1788.       Subclassis  Caryophyllidae Takht. pub. Sist. Filog. Cvetk. Rast.: 144. Jan-Mar 1967.       SuperOrdo  Caryophyllanae Takht. pub. Sist. Filog. Cvetk. Rast.: 144. Jan-Mar 1967.       Ordo  Caryophyllales Perleb pub. 1826       Subordo  Cactineae Bessey in C.K. Adams pub. Johnson's Universal Cyclop. 8: 462. 15 Nov 1895.       Familia  Cactaceae Juss. pub. Gen. Pl.: 310. 4 Aug 1789. common name: Cactus       Genus  Pediocactus Britton & Rose common name: hedgehog cactus

Named members of the Genus Pediocactus

1	Species  bradyi L. Benson common name: Brady's hedgehog cactus
2	Species  despainii Welsh & Goodrich common name: Despain's pincushion cactus
3	Species  glaucus (J.A. Purpus ex K. Schum.) Arp syn. Sclerocactus glaucus
4	Species  knowltonii L. Benson common name: Knowlton's miniature cactus
5	Species  mesae-verdae (Boissevain ex Boissevain & C. Davids.) syn. Sclerocactus mesae-verdae
6	Species  papyracanthus (Engelm.) L. Benson syn. Sclerocactus papyracanthus
7	Species  paradinei B.W. Benson common name: park hedgehog cactus
8	Species  peeblesianus (Croizat) L. Benson
	9    Varietas  fickeiseniae L. Benson common name: Navajo pincushion cactus 10    Varietas  peeblesianus common name: Navajo pincushion cactus
11	Species  sileri (Engelm.) L. Benson common name: Siler's pincushion cactus
12	Species  simpsonii (Engelm.) Britt. & Rose
	13    Varietas  minor (Engelm.) Cockerell common name: snowball cactus 14    Varietas  robustior (Coult.) L. Benson common name: snowball cactus 15    Varietas  simpsonii common name: Simpson hedgehog cactus
16	Species  whipplei (Engelm. & Bigelow) Arp syn. Sclerocactus whipplei
17	Species  winkleri Heil common name: Winkler's pincushion cactus

Individual specimen entries are published in the sample database supplied with The Compleat Botanica for species or varieties of this supra-generic taxon.

For a description of the methodology followed in establishing this hierarchy see the note Nomenclature used in The Compleat Botanica.