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Echinocactus texensis
| Scientific Name: | Echinocactus texensis |
| Synonyms: | Homalocephela texensis |
| Common Name: | Horse Crippler |
| Other Names: | Devil's Head Devil's Pincushion Manca Caballo |
| Etymology: | Echinocactus: echinos (hedgehog); kaktos (thistle) [Greek] Homalocephala: homalo (even); kephale (head) [Greek] Texensis: for Texas |
| Origin: | Mexico USA (NM) USA (TX) |
| Light: | Full sun. |
| Soil: | Typical mix: 1 part potting soil to 1 part coarse sand. |
| Water: | Typical: Drench soil and let dry from Spring through Fall. Water sparingly during Winter dormancy period. |
| Min Temperature: | 10F. |
| Blooms: | Salmon |
| Comments: | Western ranchers used to drag chains through pasture lands to uproot these pests. The stiff spines are positioned to cripple livestock that carelessly trod too close to them. Spines are reported to be able to puncture car tires. Our plant was purchased at |
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