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Rhinoceros Cactus

Coryphantha echinus

970 observations in the source records

Wildlife study photograph from iNaturalist.
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25 photos

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What the records say

Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Texas.January 47, February 45, March 63, April 98, May 60, June 32, July 26, August 27, September 32, October 34, November 44, December 146.
United States542
Texas538
Mexico76
Coahuila de Zaragoza59
Chihuahua13
New Mexico4
Nuevo Leon3
Zacatecas1

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Group and habits

  • Shrub growth formListed by a harvested source as having a shrub or bush growth form.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • Perennial plantListed by a harvested source as having a perennial life duration.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • Cactus growth formDescends from the cactus family.Inferred from its group

Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumVascular Plants · Tracheophyta
ClassDicots · Magnoliopsida
Orderpinks, cactuses, and allies · Caryophyllales
Familycacti · Cactaceae
GenusCoryphantha

Sources

Remember the name next time.

Practise Rhinoceros Cactus with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.