Cactaceae
Siler's pincushion cactus
Pediocactus sileri
- Family
- Cactaceae
- Genus
- Pediocactus
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Common names
By language (3)
- Bulgarian
- Силеров педиокактус
- Chinese
- 天狼
- English
- Siler's pincushion cactus, Siler pincushion cactus
Synonyms
- Echinocactus sileri Engelm. ex J.M.Coult.
- Utahia sileri (Engelm. ex J.M.Coult.) Britton & Rose
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Subshrub
- 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: 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 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: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: USFWS Mountain-Prairie, CC BY 2.0, 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.