Cactaceae
Dahlia hedgehog cactus
Echinocereus poselgeri
- Family
- Cactaceae
- Genus
- Echinocereus
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Echinocereus poselgeriCactaceae
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Common names
By language (3)
- Chinese
- 银钮
- English
- Dahlia hedgehog cactus, Dahlia apple cactus
- Spanish
- Órgano-pequeño Sacasil
Synonyms
- Cereus poselgeri (Lem.) J.M.Coult.
- Cereus poselgeri Lem.
- Cereus tuberosus Poselg.
- Echinocereus poselgeri subsp. gerhardii Waldeis, W.Blum & D.Felix
- Echinocereus tuberosus Poselg. ex Rümpler
- Wilcoxia poselgeri (Lem.) Britton & Rose
- Wilcoxia tamaulipensis var. brevissima A.Cartier
- Wilcoxia tuberosa (Poselg.) A.Berger
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
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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.