Cactaceae

Brady's pincushion cactus

Pediocactus bradyi L.D.Benson

Family: Cactaceae
Genus: Pediocactus

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Brady's pincushion cactus: Pediocactus bradyi mit Blüte in Arizona — Photo: Rebou at German Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (5)

arz: صبار براديس مدبسه
Bulgarian: Брадиев педиокактус
Chinese: 布氏月华玉, 月华玉
English: Brady's pincushion cactus, Brady's hedgehog cactus, Marble Canyon cactus
Persian: کاکتوس جاسوزنی بردی

Synonyms

Pediocactella bradyi (L.D.Benson) Doweld
Pediocactus simpsonii subsp. bradyi (L.D.Benson) Halda
Puebloa bradyi (L.D.Benson) Doweld
Toumeya bradyi (L.D.Benson) W.H.Earle

Flowers

In flower: March to April (from 35 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Shrub
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native

Photos

Photo: Rebou at German Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Andrew Dudley, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Andrew Dudley, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Rebou at German Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Trevor Harding, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Rebou at German Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Trevor Harding, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Rebou at German Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Trevor Harding, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Rebou at German Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Trevor Harding, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: CactiLegacy, CC BY-SA 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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.