Stenocactus coptonogonus
{{Short description|Species of flowering plant}}
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|genus = Stenocactus
|species = coptonogonus
|authority = (Lem.) A.Berger{{cite taxon |powo |id=244562-2|title=Stenocactus coptonogonus (Lem.) A.Berger |access-date=20 November 2024}}
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- Brittonrosea coptonogona {{au|(Lem.) Speg.}}
- Echinocactus coptonogonus {{au| Lem.}}
- Echinofossulocactus coptonogonus {{au|(Lem.) Lawr. in Loudon}}
- Efossus coptonogonus {{au|(Lem.) Orcutt}}
- Ferocactus coptonogonus {{au|(Lem.) N.P.Taylor}}
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Stenocactus coptonogonus is a species of cactus native to the deserts of Mexico.
Description
Stenocactus coptonogonus is a small ({{cvt|7-10|cm}}) globose to subglobose in habit. Unlike other members of the genus Stenocactus it lacks the characteristic numerous wavy ribs instead having 10-15 stout, thick, triangular ribs {{cvt|1.5|cm}} high, {{cvt|5|mm}} or more in width. Its flowers are white with purple or violet mid-veins {{cvt|3-4|cm}} in diameter.
File:Succu Echionofossulucactus coptonogonus01.jpg | Young plant
File:Stenocactus coptonogonus 001.JPG
File:Stenocactus coptonogonus 0zz.jpg
Distribution
Stenocactus coptonongonus is found in Zacatecas, San Luis Potosí, Guanajuato, and Hidalgo areas of Mexico.{{cite web |url = https://www.cactusexpert.org/cultivation-of-cacti/stenocactus.html |title = Stenocactus |website =The Cactus Expert |access-date = 20 November 2024}}