Stenocactus is a genus of cacti in the Cactaceae family.
Synonymy The following genera have been brought into synonymy with Stenocactus: Echinofossulocactus Britton & Rose Efossus Orcutt (orth. var.)
Species Image Scientific name Distribution Stenocactus boedekerianus Mexico Northeast Stenocactus coptonogonus Mexico (Guanajuato, Hidalgo, San Luis Potosí, Zacatecas ) Stenocactus crispatus Mexico (Oaxaca, Puebla, Zacatecas) Stenocactus multicostatus Mexico (Chihuahua, Coahuila de Zaragoza, Durango) Stenocactus obvallatus Mexico (Distrito Federal, Mexico) Stenocactus ochoterenianus Mexico (Guanajuato, Querétaro de Arteaga) Stenocactus phyllacanthus Mexico (Guanajuato, Hidalgo, San Luis Potosí, Zacatecas) Stenocactus sulphureus Mexico (Hidalgo) Stenocactus vaupelianus Mexico (Hidalgo)
Two further species, S. hastatus and S. rectispinus, are of uncertain status.
Stenocactus × irregularis, a natural hybrid between Stenocactus coptonogonus and Stenocactus obvallatus, occurs in Guanajuato.
References
External links
Stenocactus at cactiguide.com