Horse Crippler (Echinocactus texensis)

   

Horse Crippler (Echinocactus texensis), Big Bend. Photograph by Gertrud Konings.

• Common English Names: Horse Crippler, Devil's Head, Devil's Pincushion
• Common Spanish Names: Manca Caballo
• Scientific Name: Echinocactus texensis (ee-kin-oh-CAK-tus tek-SEN-sis).
• Family: Cactaceae (Cactus Family)
• Geographic Range: From New Mexico and Olkahoma south into Coahuila, Nuevo León., and Tamaulipas.
• Plant Form: Stem succulent.
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Last Update: 22 Sep 2003