Look up: Echinocactus

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   Echinocactus
   (Eagle Claws, Golden Barrel, Hedgehog Cactus, Mexican Giant Barrel, Mother-In-Law's Chair, Mule Crippler) This group consists of six cacti native to Mexico and the southwestern U.S. These globular- to barrel-shaped plants (Hedgehog Cactus) vary in size from small plants only 41/2 inches wide to giants 3 feet wide and 61/2 feet high, weighing more than 2,200 pounds. These plants produce a ring of open-faced flowers on the plant's crown ranging in color from golden yellow to purplish-red. These ca...
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   echinocactus
   [n] - any cactus of the genus Echinocactus
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   echinocactus
   noun any cactus of the genus Echinocactus; strongly ribbed and very spiny; southwestern United States to Brazil
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   Echinocactus
   `Echinocactus` is a genus of large barrel-shaped cacti, usually with large spines and small flowers. The generic name derives from the Ancient Greek εÃ?‡Î¹Î½Î¿Ã?‚ `echino-` `spiny` and `cactus`. Other types of Barrel Cactus are assigned to genus `Ferocactus`. Additional species used to be included in the genus but now the number is reduced to six. They thrive on plenty of sun. The best known species is `Echinocactus grusonii` from Mexico which i...
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   Echinocactus
   (from the article `barrel cactus`) ...for a group of more or less barrel-shaped cacti, family Cactaceae, native to North and South America. It is most often used for two large-stemmed ...
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