Echinocactus platyacanthus-- flower and thorns
Description:
Known as Biznaga (or Viznaga) Gigante, this is the largest of the Barrel Cacti and has an edible central pith. The species was sacred to the indigenous peoples of Mexico's central and southern highlands. Desert Botanical Gardens, Phoenix.
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- Chloroplastida (green plants)
- Streptophyta
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- Tracheophyta (ferns)
- Spermatophytes (seed plants)
- Angiosperms (Dicotyledons)
- Eudicots
- Superasterids
- Caryophyllales
- Cactaceae (cacti)
- Echinocactus (echinocactus)
- Echinocactus platyacanthus (Cactus)
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