Pediocactus bradyi

Pediocactus bradyi
Pediocactus bradyi

Taxonavigation

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Taxonavigation: Caryophyllales 
Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Ordo: Caryophyllales

Familia: Cactaceae
Subfamilia: Cactoideae
Tribus: Cacteae
Genus: Pediocactus
Species: Pediocactus bradyi

Name

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Pediocactus bradyi L.D.Benson, Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 34: 19 (1962).

Note

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The specific epithet honors the geologist and botanist Lionel Francis Brady, who discovered the first plants on the Colorado River while searching for fossils.

Synonyms

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  • Homotypic
    • Pediocactus simpsonii subsp. bradyi (L.D.Benson) Halda, Acta Mus. Richnov., Sect. Nat. 5: 13 (1998).
    • Puebloa bradyi (L.D.Benson) Doweld, Tsukkulenty 2(1): 22 (1999).
    • Toumeya bradyi (L.D.Benson) Earle, Cacti Southw.: 97 (1963).
    • Pediocactella bradyi (L.D.Benson) Doweld

Distribution

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Native distribution areas:
 
Pediocactus bradyi
  • Continental: Northern America
    • Regional: Southwestern U.S.A.
      • Arizona.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

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Primary references

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Additional references

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Vernacular names

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English: Brady's pincushion cactus, Brady's hedgehog cactus
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