Cactaceae
Whiskerbush
Coryphantha ramillosa
- Family
- Cactaceae
- Genus
- Coryphantha
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Common names
By language (2)
- arz
- كوريفانتا راميلوسا
- English
- Whiskerbush, Bunched cory cactus
Synonyms
- Mammillaria ramillosa (Cutak) D.Weniger
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Ad Konings, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Michael Wolf, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Juan Cruzado Cortés, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ad Konings, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ad Konings, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ad Konings, CC BY 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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.