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Navajoa
''Pediocactus'' (Greek: πεδίον (pedion) means "plain", "flat", "field") is a genus of cacti native to the Western United States. The genus comprises between 6 and 11 species, depending upon the authority. Species of this genus are referred to as hedgehog cacti, though that name is also applied to plants from the genera ''Echinocereus'' and ''Echinopsis''. Species may also be referred to as pincushion cacti, a common name which is also applied to other genera. Description The ''Pediocactus'' genus includes small species of cactus that grow either individually or in clusters, reaching heights of up to . The shoots, which can be green or glaucous, come in cylindrical, spherical, or depressed spherical shapes, with diameters ranging from and heights from . Despite lacking ribs, these shoots have warts measuring in length and in diameter. The characteristic appearance is contributed to by the areoles, spaced apart (occasionally up to ). The shoots also have thorns, varying i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pediocactus Peeblesianus
''Pediocactus peeblesianus'' is a rare species of cactus known by the common names Navajo pincushion cactus. It is endemic to the state of Arizona in the United States. The species is named after the Arizona botanist Robert Hibbs Peebles. Description This petite cactus grows up to 6.5 centimeters tall by about 5.5 wide. It is grayish green in color and generally spherical or egg-shaped.''Pediocactus peeblesianus''. Flora of North America. Sometimes only the top is visible above the soil and the whole cactus body may shrink and disappear under the soil in dry times.''Pediocactus peeblesianus''. |
Pediocactus Hajekii
''Pediocactus'' (Greek: πεδίον (pedion) means "plain", "flat", "field") is a genus of cacti native to the Western United States. The genus comprises between 6 and 11 species, depending upon the authority. Species of this genus are referred to as hedgehog cacti, though that name is also applied to plants from the genera ''Echinocereus'' and ''Echinopsis''. Species may also be referred to as pincushion cacti, a common name which is also applied to other genera. Description The ''Pediocactus'' genus includes small species of cactus that grow either individually or in clusters, reaching heights of up to . The shoots, which can be green or glaucous, come in cylindrical, spherical, or depressed spherical shapes, with diameters ranging from and heights from . Despite lacking ribs, these shoots have warts measuring in length and in diameter. The characteristic appearance is contributed to by the areoles, spaced apart (occasionally up to ). The shoots also have thorns, varying i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pediocactus Bradyi
''Pediocactus bradyi'' is a very rare species of cactus known by the common names Brady's pincushion cactus, Brady's hedgehog cactus, and Marble Canyon cactus. It is Endemism, endemic to Arizona in the US, where it is restricted to Marble Canyon in Coconino County, Arizona, Coconino County, though its exact distribution is not generally advertised due to poaching concerns.''Pediocactus bradyi''. The Nature Conservancy. It is limited to a specific type of soil, it has a small distribution, and the species is threatened by a number of human activities. This has been a federally listed endangered species of the United States since 1979. Description This cactus is globose, tubercular, and usually solitary. It is up to about 6 ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
