Pediocactus
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Vernacular names of plants within the Genus Pediocactus

cactus

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.

 

Last reviewed November 01, 2004   

 

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