Genus Thelocactus (K. Schum.) Britton & Rose


Summary
Genus number:
12057
Last updated:
13 February 2004
Family:
Cactaceae
Subfamily:
Cactoideae
Tribe:
Cacteae
Accession count:

1 (1  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System
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References:
  1. Anderson, E. F. 1987. A revision of the genus Thelocactus B. & R. (Cactaceae). Bradleya 5:49-76.
  2. Anderson, E. F. 2001. The cactus family
  3. Vázquez-Sánchez, M. et al. 2013. Molecular phylogeny, origin and taxonomic implications of the tribe Cacteae (Cactaceae). Syst. Biodivers. 11:103-116. DOI: 10.1080/14772000.2013.775191. Note: nested within Ferocactus
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomygenus?id=12057. Accessed 12 May 2026.