Thelocactus rinconensis, synonyms including Thelocactus nidulans, is a species of cactus. It is endemic to north-east Mexico.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Thelocactus rinconensis 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
- Thelocactus hexaedrophorus
- Thelocactus buekii
- Coryphantha poselgeriana
- Mammillaria melanocentra
- Obregonia denegrii
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Caryophyllales
- Family
- Cactaceae
- Genus
- Thelocactus
- Species
- Thelocactus rinconensis
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