Echinocactus platyacanthus, also known as the giant barrel cactus, golden barrel cactus, giant viznaga, or biznaga de dulce,[2] Its Nahuatl (Aztec) name is Huitzli nahual. It is a species of cactus (family Cactaceae). It is native to central Mexico in the Chihuahuan Desert.[1] This species is the largest of the barrel cacti. In Mexico the hairs are often used for weaving; the acitrón, a traditional Mexican candy, is produced by boiling the pith.
^ abHernández, H.M.; Cházaro, M.; Gómez-Hinostrosa, C. (2017). "Echinocactus platyacanthus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T152537A121477917. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T152537A121477917.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
Echinocactusplatyacanthus, also known as the giant barrel cactus, golden barrel cactus, giant viznaga, or biznaga de dulce, Its Nahuatl (Aztec) name is...
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diameter. The most pachycaulous cactus are the barrel cacti (Echinocactusplatyacanthus), with primary growth up to 4 ft 4 in (1.32 meters) in diameter...
tree-sized but without branches, such as larger specimens of Echinocactusplatyacanthus. Cacti may also be described as shrubby, with several stems coming...
Trujillo, Sonia (1991). "Ethnobotany of Ferocactus histrix and echinocactusplatyacanthus (Cactaceae) in the Semiarid Central Mexico: Past, Present and...
macromeris (var. runyonii); palmeri; and other species Echinocactus grandis; grusonii; platyacanthus; visnaga; and other species Epithelantha micromeris;...
activities. Endangered plant species include the biznaga gigante (Echinocactusplatyacanthus), the chapote (Diospyros riojae), the guayamé (Abies guatemalensis)...
Didymium wildpretii is known to grow on species of the globose cacti Echinocactusplatyacanthus, Mammillaria carnea and Ferocactus latispinus; the opuntioid cacti...
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