Echinocactus polycephalus


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Read about Echinocactus polycephalus in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

Echinocactus polycephalus, Engelm. & Bigel. Globose (6-10 in. diam.) to ovate (10-16 in. high, 5-10 in. diam.) and cylindrical (reaching 24-28 in. high and about 10 in. diam.), profusely branched at base: ribs 13—21 (occasionally 10): spines 8-15, very stout and compressed, more or less recurved and reddish; radials 4-11, comparatively slender (the uppermost the most slender), 1-2 in. long; the 4 centrals much stouter and longer (1½-2⅘ in.), very unequal, the uppermost one usually broadest and curved upward, the lowest one usually the longest and decurved: fls. yellow. Utah to Calif. CH


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