Cactaceae
Cactus
Coryphantha pycnacantha
- Family
- Cactaceae
- Genus
- Coryphantha
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Common names
By language (2)
- Chinese
- 菠萝球, 菠蘿球, 尖粒丸, 神乐狮子, 菠萝拳
- English
- Cactus
Synonyms
- Cactus acanthostephes (Lehm.) Kuntze
- Cactus latimamma (DC.) Kuntze
- Cactus pycnacanthus (Mart.) Kuntze
- Cactus scepontocentrus (Lem.) Kuntze
- Cactus winkleri (C.F.Först.) Kuntze
- Coryphantha acanthostephes Lem.
- Coryphantha andreae (J.A.Purpus & Boed.) A.Berger
- Coryphantha conimamma (Linke) A.Berger
- Coryphantha connivens Britton & Rose
- Coryphantha pycnacantha subsp. sniceri (Halda, Kupčák & Sladk.) Halda, Kupčák & Sladk.
- Echinocactus acanthostephes Poselg.
- Echinocactus pycnacanthus Poselg.
- Echinocactus radiatus Pfeiff.
- Echinocactus winkleri Poselg.
- Escobaria sniceri Halda, Kupčák & Sladk.
- Mammillaria acanthostephes Lehm.
- Mammillaria andreae J.A.Purpus & Boed.
- Mammillaria conimamma Linke
- Mammillaria latimamma DC.
- Mammillaria latimamma var. spinosior Monv. ex Salm-Dyck
- Mammillaria pycnacantha Mart.
- Mammillaria scepontocentra Lem.
- Mammillaria winkleri (Poselg.) C.F.Först.
Flowers
- In flower
- June to August (from 31 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Plant problems
Christmas cactus leaves limp and wrinkled: causes and fixesLimp, wrinkled Christmas cactus stems can signal dry mix or damaged roots. Check moisture before choosing watering or root-rescue steps.
Christmas cactus buds falling off: causes and fixesChristmas cactus buds falling off? Learn the likely causes and how steady temperatures, careful watering and fewer moves can protect remaining buds.
Photos
Photo: Comisión Estatal de Biodiversidad del Estado de Hidalgo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Juan Cruzado Cortés, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Dick Culbert, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Jose Manuel Ramos Martinez, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Comisión Estatal de Biodiversidad del Estado de Hidalgo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Amante Darmanin from Malta, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Petar43, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Susan Barnum, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Susan Barnum, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Susan Barnum, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Consultaplantas, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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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.