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Stenocactus
Stenocactus sp.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Cactaceae
Subfamily:	Cactoideae
Tribe:	Cacteae
Genus:	Stenocactus (K.Schum.) A.Berger
Species
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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 A.Berger	Mexico Northeast
	Stenocactus coptonogonus (Lem.) A.Berger	Mexico (Guanajuato, Hidalgo, San Luis Potosí, Zacatecas )
	Stenocactus crispatus (DC.) A.Berger	Mexico (Oaxaca, Puebla, Zacatecas)
	Stenocactus multicostatus (Hildm.) A.Berger	Mexico (Chihuahua, Coahuila de Zaragoza, Durango)
	Stenocactus obvallatus (DC.) A.Berger	Mexico (Distrito Federal, Mexico)
	Stenocactus ochoterenianus Tiegel	Mexico (Guanajuato, Querétaro de Arteaga)
	Stenocactus phyllacanthus (Mart. ex A.Dietr. & Otto) A.Berger	Mexico (Guanajuato, Hidalgo, San Luis Potosí, Zacatecas)
	Stenocactus sulphureus (A.Dietr.) Bravo	Mexico (Hidalgo)
	Stenocactus vaupelianus (Werderm.) Backeb. & F.M.Knuth	Mexico (Hidalgo)

Two further species, S. hastatus and S. rectispinus, are of uncertain status.

External links

• Stenocactus at cactiguide.com