Pediocactus despainii

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Caryophyllales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Ordo: Caryophyllales

Pediocactus despainii S.L.Welsh & Goodrich, Great Basin Naturalist 40: 83 [(-86), fig] (1980).

The specific epithet honors the discoverer Ms. Kim Despain.

Homotypic
- Pediocactus simpsonii var. despainii (S.L.Welsh & Goodrich) Halda, Acta Mus. Richnov., Sect. Nat. 5: 14 (1998).
- Puebloa bradyi var. despainii (S.L.Welsh & Goodrich) Doweld, Sukkulenty 1(2): 22 (1999).
- Pediocactus bradyi subsp. despainii (S.L.Welsh & Goodrich) Hochstätter, Gen. Pediocactus, Navajoa, Toumeya Revised 64 (1995)
- Pediocactella bradyi var. despainii (S.L.Welsh & Goodrich) Doweld, nom. inval.

Native distribution areas:
Pediocactus despainii Continental: Northern America Regional: Southwestern U.S.A. Utah. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

Hunt, D. 2016. CITES Cactaceae Checklist, ed. 3: 1-174. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
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Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Pediocactus despainii in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Mar 25. Reference page.
Korotkova, N. et al. 2021. Pediocactus despainii in Cactaceae at Caryophyllales.org. A global synthesis of species diversity in the angiosperm order Caryophyllales. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Nov. 13. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2021. Pediocactus despainii. Published online. Accessed: Mar 25 2021.
Tropicos.org 2021. Pediocactus despainii. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 25 Mar 2021.
Hassler, M. 2021. Pediocactus despainii. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Mar 25. Reference page.

English: San Rafael Cactus, Despain's Pincushion Cactus