Cactaceae
Pingpong-ball cactus
Epithelantha bokei
- Family
- Cactaceae
- Genus
- Epithelantha
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Common names
By language (4)
- Chinese
- 小人帽子, 月世界
- English
- Pingpong-ball cactus, Boke's button cactus
- Spanish
- Biznaga-blanca de Boquillas
- Swedish
- Tättaggig knappkaktus
Synonyms
- Epithelantha micromeris subsp. bokei (L.D.Benson) U.Guzmán
- Epithelantha micromeris var. bokei (L.D.Benson) Glass & R.A.Foster
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
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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.