Thelocactus macdowellii
At the Botanical Garden Munich-Nymphenburg
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Subfamily: Cactoideae
Genus: Thelocactus
Species:
T. macdowellii
Binomial name
Thelocactus macdowellii
(Rebut ex Quehl) W.T.Marshall
Synonyms[1]
List
    • Echinocactus macdowellii Orcutt
    • Echinocactus macdowellii Rebut ex Quehl
    • Echinomastus macdowellii (Orcutt) Britton & Rose
    • Neolloydia macdowellii (Rebut ex Quehl) H.E.Moore
    • Thelocactus conothelos var. macdowellii (W.T.Marshall) Glass & R.B.Foster

Thelocactus macdowellii, called the Chihuahuan snowball, is a species of cactus native to northeastern Mexico.[1][2] It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Thelocactus macdowellii (Rebut ex Quehl) W.T.Marshall". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  2. ↑ "Thelocactus macdowellii Chihuahuan Snowball". Gardens Navigator. Denver Botanic Gardens. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  3. ↑ "Thelocactus macdowellii". The Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 24 March 2021.


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