Cactaceae
Tephrocactus alexanderi
- Family
- Cactaceae
- Genus
- Tephrocactus
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Common names
By language (2)
- Chinese
- 习志野, 蛮将殿
- Spanish
- Bola de indio
Synonyms
- Opuntia alexanderi Britton & Rose
- Opuntia alexanderi var. bruchii (Speg.) G.D.Rowley
- Opuntia alexanderi var. subsphaerica (Backeb.) G.D.Rowley
- Opuntia bruchii Speg.
- Opuntia bruchii f. brachyacantha Speg.
- Opuntia bruchii f. macracantha Speg.
- Opuntia flexuosa (Backeb.) G.D.Rowley
- Opuntia riojana Hosseus ex Backeb. & F.M.Knuth
- Tephrocactus alexanderi subvar. brachyacanthus (Speg.) Backeb.
- Tephrocactus alexanderi subvar. macranthus (Speg.) Backeb.
- Tephrocactus alexanderi var. bruchii (Speg.) Backeb.
- Tephrocactus alexanderi var. subsphaericus (Backeb.) Backeb.
- Tephrocactus bruchii (Speg.) Backeb.
- Tephrocactus bruchii Speg.
- Tephrocactus bruchii f. brachyacanthus Speg.
- Tephrocactus bruchii subvar. macracantha (Speg.) Backeb.
- Tephrocactus flexuosus Backeb.
- Tephrocactus microsphaericus Backeb.
- Tephrocactus riojanus (Hosseus) Backeb.
- Tephrocactus subsphaericus Backeb.
Photos
Photo: Michael Wolf, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Trap Hers, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Michael Wolf, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
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Photo: Consultaplantas, 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). About our plant data.