Cactaceae
Cottontop cactus
Homalocephala polycephala
- Family
- Cactaceae
- Genus
- Homalocephala
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Common names
By language (4)
- Chinese
- 大龙冠
- English
- Cottontop cactus, Cotton-top cactus, Cottontop barrel, Triangle cactus
- Persian
- کاکتوس سرپنبهای
- Spanish
- Biznaga-tonel Amacollada
Synonyms
- Echinocactus polycephalus Engelm. & J.M.Bigelow
- Echinocactus polycephalus var. flavispinus F.Haage
- Echinocactus polycephalus var. polycephalus
- Emorycactus polycephalus (Engelm. & J.M.Bigelow) Doweld
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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.