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Cactaceae

Golden barrel cactus

Kroenleinia grusonii (Hildm.) Lodé

Family
Cactaceae
Genus
Kroenleinia

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Golden barrel cactus: This image shows a Golden Barrel ( Echinocactus grusonii ).
Photo: André Karwath aka Aka, CC BY-SA 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (26)
Arabic
صبار قنفذي, صابر الشمس
Armenian
Գրուզոնի էխինոկակտուս
Cantonese
象牙球
Catalan
Seient de sogra, E. grusonii, K. grusonii
Chinese
金琥, 金琥仙人球, 金鯱
Dutch
Schoonmoedersstoel
English
Golden barrel cactus, Golden ball, Mother-in-law's cushion, Ferocactus grusonii, Golden barrel
Finnish
Kultasiilikaktus, Anopinjakkara
French
Ballon d'Or, Belle mère, Coussin de belle-mère, Coussin de Belle Mère
German
Goldkugelkaktus, Schwiegermuttersitz, Schwiegermutterstuhl, Coussin de Belle Mère, Schwiegermuttersessel
Hebrew
כיסא החותנת, קקטוס כיסא החותנת
Hungarian
Óriás sünkaktusz
Italian
Cuscino della suocera
Japanese
キンシャチ, ''Kroenleinia grusonii'', キンシャチ(金鯱)
kab
Akeṛmus yinisi
Lithuanian
Geltondyglis ežiakaktusis, Belle Mère, Coussin de Belle Mère
Norwegian Bokmål
Gullkulekaktus
Persian
بالش مادرزن
Polish
Echinokaktus Grusona
Russian
Эхинокактус Грузона, Крёнлейния Грузона, Тёщин пуфик, Тёщин стул, Эхинокактус Грузони
Slovenian
Grusonov ježkar
Spanish
Asiento de suegra, Barril de oro, Barril dorado, Biznaga amarilla, Biznaga dorada, Bola de oro, Cactus erizo, Asiento de la suegra
Swedish
Svärmors kudde, Belle Mère, Coussin de Belle Mère, Svärmorskudde
Thai
ถังทอง
Ukrainian
Ехінокактус Грузона
Uzbek
Gruzona Ehinokaktussi

Synonyms

  • Echinocactus corynacanthus Scheidw.
  • Echinocactus galeottii Scheidw.
  • Echinocactus grusonii Hildm.
  • Echinocereus grusonii (Hildm.) Von Zeisold
  • Echinocereus grusonii var. azureus Von Zeisold

Photos

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.