Coryphantha echinus is a species of cactus known by the common names of sea urchin cactus, hedgehog Cory cactus or rhinoceros cactus. C. echinus is found in the south and east portion of the Trans-Pecos to Del Rio, Chihuahua, Coahuila and sporadically in the northeast Trans-Pecos. The plant normally occurs in solitary groupings, but sometimes grows as a clump. It produces short-lived yellow flowers that last for a couple of hours between April and July. After flowering, it produces green fruits.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Rhinoceros Cactus being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Coryphantha delicata
- Coryphantha echinoidea
- Echinomastus warnockii
- Coryphantha neglecta
- Coryphantha delaetiana
- Echinomastus durangensis
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Caryophyllales
- Family
- Cactaceae
- Genus
- Coryphantha
- Species
- Coryphantha echinus
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