Cactaceae
Denmoza rhodacantha
- Family
- Cactaceae
- Genus
- Denmoza
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Common names
By language (4)
- arz
- دينموزا روداكانثا
- Chinese
- 緋筒球, 绯筒球, 火焰龙, 茜丸
- German
- Demnosa
- Swedish
- Rävsvanskaktussläktet, Rävsvanskakatus, Rävsvanskaktus, Rävsvanskaktusar
Synonyms
- Cactus coccineus Gillies ex Loudon
- Cereus erythrocephalus (K.Schum.) A.Berger
- Cereus rhodacanthus (Salm-Dyck) F.A.C.Weber
- Cleistocactus rhodacanthus (Salm-Dyck) Lem.
- Denmoza ducis-pauli (C.F.Först. ex Rümpler) Werderm. ex Backeb.
- Denmoza erythrocephala (K.Schum.) A.Berger
- Denmoza rhodacantha var. diamantina Slaba
- Denmoza strausii var. luteispina Frič
- Echinocactus coccineus Pfeiff.
- Echinocactus rhodacanthus Salm-Dyck
- Echinocactus rhodacanthus var. coccineus Monv. ex Labour.
- Echinopsis ducis-pauli C.F.Först. ex Rümpler
- Echinopsis rhodacantha (Salm-Dyck) Salm-Dyck
- Echinopsis rhodocantha (Salm-Dyck) C.F.Först.
- Furiolobivia ducis-pauli (C.F.Först.) Y.Itô
- Lobivia ducis-pauli (C.F.Först.) Borg
- Mammillaria coccinea G.Don
- Pilocereus erythrocephalus K.Schum.
- Pilocereus rhodacanthus Speg.
- Pseudolobivia ducis-pauli (C.F.Först.) Krainz
Flowers
- In flower
- September to February (from 111 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos

FlowerPhoto: Bruno Alzugaray, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: aacocucci, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: aacocucci, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Rosario Douglas, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Man77, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Joaquin Asad e Clareane Ternus, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Lauu, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Magnus Manske, CC BY-SA 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Andrew Parker, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Joaquin Asad, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
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.