Cactaceae

Uebelmannia pectinifera Buining

Family: Cactaceae
Genus: Uebelmannia

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Uebelmannia pectinifera (Uebelmannia pectinifera) — FlowerPhoto: Rosario Douglas, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (1)

Chinese: 栉刺尤伯球

Synonyms

Uebelmannia pectinifera var. multicostata Buining & Brederoo
Uebelmannia pectinifera var. pseudopectinifera Buining

Flowers

In flower: July (from 7 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Rosario Douglas, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Frank Vincentz, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: william_hoyer, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Rosario Douglas, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Frank Vincentz, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Frank Vincentz, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: william_hoyer, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Michael Wolf, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Rosario Douglas, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Michael Wolf, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Rosario Douglas, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Michael Wolf, 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.