Cactaceae
Despain's pincushion cactus
Pediocactus despainii
- Family
- Cactaceae
- Genus
- Pediocactus
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Pediocactus despainiiCactaceae
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Common names
By language (2)
- English
- Despain's pincushion cactus, San rafael cactus
- Persian
- کاکتوس سن رافائل
Synonyms
- Pediocactella bradyi var. despainii (S.L.Welsh & Goodrich) Doweld
- Pediocactus bradyi subsp. despainii (S.L.Welsh & Goodrich) Hochstätter
- Pediocactus bradyi var. despainii (S.L.Welsh & Goodrich) Hochstätter
- Pediocactus simpsonii var. despainii (S.L.Welsh & Goodrich) Halda
- Puebloa bradyi var. despainii (S.L.Welsh & Goodrich) Doweld
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.