Cactaceae

Winkler's pincushion cactus

Pediocactus winkleri K.D.Heil

Family: Cactaceae
Genus: Pediocactus

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Winkler's pincushion cactus: Pediocactus bradyi subsp. winkleri in Blüte im April in Utah — Photo: Rebou at German Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (3)

Chinese: 温氏月华玉
English: Winkler's pincushion cactus, Winkler cactus
Persian: کاکتوس وینکلر

Synonyms

Pediocactella bradyi subsp. winkleri (K.D.Heil) Doweld
Pediocactus bradyi subsp. winkleri (K.D.Heil) Hochstätter
Pediocactus bradyi var. winkleri (K.D.Heil) Hochstätter
Pediocactus simpsonii var. winkleri (K.D.Heil) Halda
Puebloa bradyi subsp. winkleri (K.D.Heil) Doweld
Puebloa bradyi var. winkleri (K.D.Heil) Doweld

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: Fritz Hochstetter, 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: Epochale 1, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dornenwolf from Deutschland, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: USFWS Mountain-Prairie, CC BY 2.0, 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.