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Discocactus heptacanthus

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Synonym(s): Melacocarpus heptacanthus, Echinocactus hartmannii, Discocactus hartmannii, Discocactus paranaensis, Discocactus boliviensis, Discocactus catingicola, Discocactus magnimammus, Discocactus mamillosus, Discocactus patulifolius, Discocactus griseus, Discocactus pachythele, Discocactus rapirhizus, Discocactus semicampaniflorus, Discocactus silicicola, Discocactus flavispinus, Discocactus melanochlorus, Discocactus nigrisaetosus, Discocactus spinosior, Discocactus squamibaccatus, Discocactus magnimammus, Discocactus silvaticus, Discocactus estevesii, Discocactus diersianus, Discocactus cangaensis, Discocactus goianus, Discocactus subterraneo-proliferans, Discocactus lindaianus, Discocactus prominentigibbus, Discocactus crassispinus, Discocactus hartmannii, Discocactus cephaliaciculosus, Discocactus piauiensis, Discocactus squamibaccatus

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Subfamily: Cactoideae Tribe: Trichocereeae	Distribution: Chuquisaca, Santa Cruz, Tarija - Bolivia : Bahia, Goias, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Minas Gerais - Brazil : Alto Paraguay, Alto Parana, Amambay, Boqueron, Caaguazu, Caazapa, Canindeyu, Central (Departemento), Concepcion, Cordillera, Guaira, Itapua, Misiones (Departamento), Neembucu, Paraguari, Presidente Hayes, San Pedro - Paraguay (South America) Habit: Globose-Flattened
Flower: White	Encounterability: Common Locally in Some Areas

Species Notes: This species is listed in Appendix I of CITES.

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D. heptacanthus

Picture taken at: Larry Nichols Personal Collection, Westminster, CA

Photographer: Daiv Freeman

D. heptacanthus

Picture taken at: CSSA Show at Huntington Library and Gardens, San Marino, CA

Photographer: Daiv Freeman

D. heptacanthus

Picture taken at: Alex's Private Collection

Photographer: Alexander Arzberger

Discocactus heptacanthus subsp. catingicola

Common Name(s):
Synonym(s): Discocactus catingicola, Discocactus cangaensis, Discocactus crassispinus, Discocactus crassispinus araguaiensis, Discocactus estevesii, Discocactus griseus, Discocactus catingicola griseus, Discocactus nigrisaetosus, Discocactus piauiensis, Discocactus prominentigibbus, Discocactus rapirhizus, Discocactus catingicola rapirhizus, Discocactus silicicola, Discocactus silvaticus, Discocactus spinosior

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Subfamily: Cactoideae Tribe: Trichocereeae	Distribution: Bahia - Brazil (South America) Habit: Globose-Flattened
Flower: White	Encounterability: Extremely Rare