Cactaceae

Coryphantha pallida Britton & Rose

Family: Cactaceae
Genus: Coryphantha

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Common names

By language (1)

Chinese: 金环蚀

Synonyms

Cactus loricatus (Mart.) Kuntze
Coryphantha loricata (Mart. ex Pfeiff.) Lem.
Coryphantha pallida subsp. pallida
Coryphantha reduncuspina Boed.
Echinocactus loricatus Speg.
Mammillaria heteracantha Mart. ex Pfeiff.
Mammillaria loricata Mart. ex Pfeiff.

Flowers

In flower: June to November (from 25 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

Photo: Alan Rockefeller, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Martín Sánchez Vilchis, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Amante Darmanin from Malta, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Carlos Domínguez-Rodríguez, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Amante Darmanin from Malta, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Carlos Domínguez-Rodríguez, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Amante Darmanin from Malta, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: bungaosam83_second, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Amante Darmanin from Malta, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Carlos Domínguez-Rodríguez, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Amante Darmanin from Malta, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Martín Sánchez Vilchis, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.