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Echinocactus horizonthalonius

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Echinocactus horizonthalonius is a species of cactus known by several common names, including devil's head, turk's head cactus, blue barrel cactus, eagle's claw, horse maimer, horse crippler and visnaga meloncillo. It is native to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico, where it occurs in Chihuahuan Desert and Sonoran Desert habitat, particularly on limestone substrates. One of its varieties is a federally listed endangered species in the United States. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
Diet
Photosynthetic Autotroph 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 1
Living or Extinct
Yes 2
Scientific Name
Echinocactus horizonthalonius 2
Conservation Status
Endangered 1
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Cactaceae, Taxa
Source Echinocactus horizonthalonius (Wikidata)

In Biome

Desert, Biomes
Source Echinocactus horizonthalonius (Wikipedia)

In Ecosystem

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1. Echinocactus horizonthalonius (Wikipedia)
  • Conservation status (IUCN Red List category stated in entity description)
    articularly on limestone substrates. One of its varieties is a federally listed endangered species in the United States.
  • System/realm (stated plainly in the entity own recorded description)
    It is native to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico, where it occurs in Chihuahuan Desert and Sonoran Desert habitat, particularly on limestone substrates.
  • lead sentence (diet), EntityId 410271
    Echinocactus horizonthalonius is a species of cactus known by several common names, including devilshead, turk's head cactus, blue barrel cactus, eagle's claw, horse maimer, horse crippler, and visnaga meloncillo.
  • In Biome: Desert, Wikipedia intro: ". It is native to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico, where it occurs in Chihuahuan Desert and Sonoran Desert habitats, particularly on limeston..."
  • In Ecosystem: Chihuahuan Desert, Wikipedia intro: "meloncillo. It is native to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico, where it occurs in Chihuahuan Desert and Sonoran Desert habitats, particularly o..."
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2. Echinocactus horizonthalonius (Wikidata)
Wikidata
  • Wikidata Q141016 (P225 taxon name)
  • Statements section, conservation status (P141)
    IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
  • Child Taxon Of: Cactaceae, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
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