Cactaceae
Nylon hedgehog cactus
Echinocereus chloranthus
- Family
- Cactaceae
- Genus
- Echinocereus
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Common names
By language (3)
- Chinese
- 白栗虾, 白红司
- Dutch
- Groene dwergtoortscactus
- English
- Nylon hedgehog cactus
Synonyms
- Cereus chloranthus Engelm.
- Cereus viridiflorus var. cylindricus Engelm.
- Cereus viridiflorus var. cylindricus Engelm.
- Cereus viridiflorus var. tubulosus J.M.Coult.
- Echinocereus chloranthus subsp. cylindricus (Engelm.) W.Blum & Mich.Lange
- Echinocereus chloranthus subsp. rhyolitensis W.Blum & Mich.Lange
- Echinocereus chloranthus subsp. rhyolithensis W.Blum & Mich.Lange
- Echinocereus chloranthus var. cylindricus (Engelm.) N.P.Taylor
- Echinocereus standleyi Britton & Rose
- Echinocereus viridiflorus subsp. chloranthus (Engelm.) N.P.Taylor
- Echinocereus viridiflorus subsp. cylindricus (Engelm.) N.P.Taylor
- Echinocereus viridiflorus var. chloranthus (Engelm.) Backeb.
- Echinocereus viridiflorus var. cylindricus (Engelm.) Rümpler
- Echinocereus viridiflorus var. intermedius Backeb.
- Echinocereus viridiflorus var. tubulosus (J.M.Coult.) A.Heller
Photos
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Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alex Abair, 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). About our plant data.