Summary
Place of publication:
Cact. 3:143. 1922
Verified:
02/24/2004
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Reference(s)
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- Walters, S. M. et al., eds. 1986-2000. European garden flora.
Common names
English
devil's-tongue cactus – Spanish
pochas – Swedish
djävulstunga –
Distribution
| order_code | Status | Continent | Subcontinent | Country | State | Note |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Northern Mexico | Mexico | Durango | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Northern Mexico | Mexico | San Luis Potosí | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Northern Mexico | Mexico | Zacatecas | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Southern Mexico | Mexico | Aguascalientes | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Southern Mexico | Mexico | Guanajuato | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Southern Mexico | Mexico | Hidalgo | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Southern Mexico | Mexico | Jalisco | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Southern Mexico | Mexico | México | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Southern Mexico | Mexico | Puebla | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Southern Mexico | Mexico | Querétaro | |
| 2 | Cultivated | | | | | also cult. |
Native
Northern America
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NORTHERN MEXICO:
Mexico [Durango, San Luis Potosí, Zacatecas]
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SOUTHERN MEXICO:
Mexico [Aguascalientes, Guanajuato, Hidalgo, Jalisco, México, Puebla, Querétaro]
Cultivated
(also cult.)
Economic Uses
| Usage | Type | Note | Reference |
| Environmental | ornamental | | Walters, S. M. et al., eds. 1986-2000. European garden flora. |
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System.
2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network
(GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=310441.
Accessed 20 May 2025.