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Cottontop Barrel Cactus

Echinocactus polycephalus

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Field Notes

Description:

More often in clusters of as many as 30, each up to 0.6 m tall. The spines are yellow to red. The fruits are densely woolly, giving the common name "Cotton top cactus".

Habitat:

Death Valley National Park.

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PublishedApril 25, 2016

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