Pelecyphora macromeris

Pelecyphora macromeris
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Subfamily: Cactoideae
Genus: Pelecyphora
Species:
P. macromeris
Binomial name
Pelecyphora macromeris
(Engelm.) D.Aquino & Dan.Sánchez
Synonyms
  • Cactus macromeris (Engelm.) Kuntze 1891
  • Coryphantha macromeris (Engelm.) Britton & Rose 1923
  • Echinocactus macromeris (Engelm.) Poselg. 1853
  • Lepidocoryphantha macromeris (Engelm.) Backeb. 1942
  • Mammillaria macromeris Engelm. 1848

Pelecyphora macromeris, the nipple beehive cactus,[2] is a species of cactus in the United States and Mexico. In the Chihuhuan Desert, it is common and has a wide range.[3]

  1. ^ Association), Adrian Lüthy (Swiss Cactus; Association), Reto Dicht (Swiss Cactus; Univ., Martin Terry (Sul Rose State; College, Kenneth Heil (San Juan; Mexico, New; Ambiental), Rafael Corral-Díaz (Consultor (2009-11-19). "The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 2023-12-07.
  2. ^ "Plants Profile for Coryphantha macromeris (nipple beehive cactus)". Plants Database. USDA. Retrieved 2017-09-08.
  3. ^ IUCN (2009). "Coryphantha macromeris: Heil, K., Terry, M., Corral-Díaz, R., Lüthy, A.D. & Dicht, R.F." IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. doi:10.2305/iucn.uk.2013-1.rlts.t152811a681352.en.