Cactaceae
Snowball cactus
Pediocactus nigrispinus
- Family
- Cactaceae
- Genus
- Pediocactus
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Snowball cactus, Simpson's hedgehog cactus
Synonyms
- Pediocactus nigrispinus subsp. beastonii (Hochstätter) Hochstätter
- Pediocactus nigrispinus subsp. puebloensis Hochstätter
- Pediocactus nigrispinus var. beastonii Hochstätter
- Pediocactus simpsonii var. nigrispinus Hochstätter
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Rebou, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Rebou at German Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Rebou at German Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Rebou at German Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Rebou at German Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Rebou, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Rebou at German Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Rebou at German Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Rebou at German Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Rebou at German Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Rebou at German Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Rebou, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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.