Cactaceae
Santa Cruz beehive cactus
Coryphantha recurvata
- Family
- Cactaceae
- Genus
- Coryphantha
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Common names
By language (3)
- Chinese
- 丽阳丸
- English
- Santa Cruz beehive cactus, Golden chested beehive, Recurved corycactus
- Spanish
- Biznaga-partida de Espinas Curvas
Synonyms
- Cactus engelmannii (Lem.) Kuntze
- Cactus recurvatus (Engelm.) Kuntze
- Coryphantha engelmannii Lem.
- Mammillaria recurvata Engelm.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
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Photo: Sue Carnahan, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Sue Carnahan, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Sue Carnahan, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Miguel Grageda, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Katrina Smith, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Katrina Smith, 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.