Echinocactus polycephalus

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Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Echinocactus polycephalus, Engelm. & Bigel. Globose (6-10 in. diam.) to ovate (10-16 in. high, 5-10 in. diam.) and cylindrical (reaching 24-28 in. high and about 10 in. diam.), profusely branched at base: ribs 13—21 (occasionally 10): spines 8-15, very stout and compressed, more or less recurved and reddish; radials 4-11, comparatively slender (the uppermost the most slender), 1-2 in. long; the 4 centrals much stouter and longer (1½-2⅘ in.), very unequal, the uppermost one usually broadest and curved upward, the lowest one usually the longest and decurved: fls. yellow. Utah to Calif. CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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