| Home Page | The genus Thelocactus contains a dozen variety of mostly Mexican cacti relative to Ferocactus. The main difference with Ferocactus is the presence of tubercles instead of ribs. Thelocactus are generally solitary, but some varieties will cluster.
Thelocactus have generally large flowers appearing intermittently during the summer.
Thelocactus bicolor Glory of Texas Thelocactus bicolor ssp. flavidispinus Thelocactus bicolor ssp. schwarzii Thelocactus conothelos Thelocactus conothelos ssp. argenteus Thelocactus conothelos ssp. aurantiacus Thelocactus garciae Thelocactus hastifer Thelocactus heterochromus Thelocactus hexaedrophorus Thelocactus hexaedrophorus ssp. lloydii Thelocactus lausseri Thelocactus leucacanthus Thelocactus leucacanthus ssp. schmollii Thelocactus macdowelii Thelocactus rinconensis Thelocactus rinconensis ssp. hintonii Thelocactus setispinus var. orcuttii Thelocactus setispinus Miniature Barrel Cactus Thelocactus tulensis Thelocactus tulensis ssp. buekii Thelocactus tulensis ssp. matudae Synonym and obsolete names Thelocactus aguirreanus synonym of Acharagma aguirreana Thelocactus beguinii synonym of Turbinicarpus mandragora ssp. beguinii Thelocactus bicolor var. commodus synonym of Thelocactus bicolor (Glory of Texas) Thelocactus bicolor var. bolaensis synonym of Thelocactus bicolor (Glory of Texas) Thelocactus bicolor var. schwarzii synonym of Thelocactus bicolor ssp. schwarzii Thelocactus bicolor var. pottsii synonym of Thelocactus bicolor (Glory of Texas) Thelocactus bicolor var. tricolor synonym of Thelocactus bicolor (Glory of Texas) Thelocactus bicolor var. texensis synonym of Thelocactus bicolor (Glory of Texas) Thelocactus bicolor var. schottii synonym of Thelocactus bicolor (Glory of Texas) Thelocactus bicolor var. wagnerianus synonym of Thelocactus bicolor (Glory of Texas) Thelocactus bicolor ssp. bolaensis synonym of Thelocactus bicolor (Glory of Texas) Thelocactus bicolor ssp. heterochromus synonym of Thelocactus heterochromus Thelocactus buekii synonym of Thelocactus tulensis ssp. buekii Thelocactus buekii ssp. matudae synonym of Thelocactus tulensis ssp. matudae Thelocactus conothele synonym of Thelocactus conothelos Thelocactus conothele var. argenteus synonym of Thelocactus conothelos ssp. argenteus Thelocactus conothele var. aurantiacus synonym of Thelocactus conothelos ssp. aurantiacus Thelocactus conothele ssp. garciae synonym of Thelocactus garciae Thelocactus conothelos var. macdowellii synonym of Thelocactus macdowelii Thelocactus conothelos ssp. flavus synonym of Thelocactus tulensis Thelocactus dasyacanthus synonym of Echinomastus intertextus Thelocactus durangensis synonym of Echinomastus unguispinus Thelocactus ehrenbergii synonym of Thelocactus leucacanthus Thelocactus flavidispinus synonym of Thelocactus bicolor ssp. flavidispinus Thelocactus flavus synonym of Thelocactus tulensis Thelocactus fossulatus synonym of Thelocactus hexaedrophorus Thelocactus gielsdorfianus synonym of Turbinicarpus gielsdorfianus Thelocactus goldii synonym of Turbinicarpus horripilus Thelocactus hertrichii synonym of Ferocactus cylindraceus (Compass Barrel Cactus) Thelocactus hexaedrophorus var. major synonym of Thelocactus hexaedrophorus Thelocactus hexaedrophorus var. lloydii synonym of Thelocactus hexaedrophorus ssp. lloydii Thelocactus hexaedrophorus var. droegeanus synonym of Thelocactus hexaedrophorus Thelocactus hexaedrophorus var. labouretianus synonym of Thelocactus hexaedrophorus Thelocactus hexaedrophorus var. decipiens synonym of Thelocactus hexaedrophorus Thelocactus hexaedrophorus var. fossulatus synonym of Thelocactus hexaedrophorus Thelocactus horripilus synonym of Turbinicarpus horripilus Thelocactus intertextus synonym of Echinomastus intertextus Thelocactus johnsonii synonym of Echinomastus johnsonii (Pygmy Barrel Cactus) Thelocactus knuthianus synonym of Turbinicarpus saueri ssp. knuthianus Thelocactus krainzianus synonym of Thelocactus tulensis Thelocactus leucacanthus var. ehrenbergii synonym of Thelocactus leucacanthus Thelocactus leucacanthus var. porrectus synonym of Thelocactus leucacanthus Thelocactus leucacanthus var. sanchezmejoradae synonym of Thelocactus leucacanthus Thelocactus leucacanthus synonym of Thelocactus tulensis Thelocactus leucanthus var. schmollii synonym of Thelocactus leucacanthus ssp. schmollii Thelocactus lloydii synonym of Thelocactus hexaedrophorus ssp. lloydii Thelocactus lophophoroides synonym of Turbinicarpus lophophoroides Thelocactus lophothele var. nidulans synonym of Thelocactus rinconensis Thelocactus lophothele synonym of Thelocactus rinconensis Thelocactus macdowellii synonym of Thelocactus macdowelii Thelocactus macrochele var. schwarzii synonym of Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus ssp. schwarzii Thelocactus matudae synonym of Thelocactus tulensis ssp. matudae Thelocactus multicephalus synonym of Thelocactus rinconensis Thelocactus nidulans synonym of Thelocactus rinconensis Thelocactus panarottoanus synonym of Thelocactus conothelos Thelocactus phymatothelos synonym of Thelocactus rinconensis Thelocactus porrectus synonym of Thelocactus leucacanthus Thelocactus pottsii synonym of Thelocactus bicolor (Glory of Texas) Thelocactus pseudopectinatus synonym of Turbinicarpus pseudopectinatus Thelocactus rinconensis var. freudenbergeri synonym of Thelocactus rinconensis Thelocactus rinconensis var. nidulans synonym of Thelocactus rinconensis Thelocactus rinconensis var. phymatothelos synonym of Thelocactus rinconensis Thelocactus rinconensis ssp. freudenbergeri synonym of Thelocactus rinconensis Thelocactus rinconensis ssp. multicephalus synonym of Thelocactus rinconensis Thelocactus rinconensis ssp. nidulans synonym of Thelocactus rinconensis Thelocactus rinconensis ssp. phymatothelos synonym of Thelocactus rinconensis Thelocactus roseanus synonym of Acharagma roseana Thelocactus sanchezmejoradae synonym of Thelocactus leucacanthus Thelocactus sanchezmejoradai synonym of Thelocactus leucacanthus Thelocactus saussieri synonym of Thelocactus conothelos Thelocactus schottii synonym of Thelocactus bicolor (Glory of Texas) Thelocactus schwarzii synonym of Thelocactus bicolor ssp. schwarzii Thelocactus setispinus synonym of Thelocactus setispinus (Miniature Barrel Cactus) Thelocactus setispinus var. cachetianus synonym of Thelocactus setispinus (Miniature Barrel Cactus) Thelocactus setispinus var. setaceus synonym of Thelocactus setispinus (Miniature Barrel Cactus) Thelocactus setispinus var. mierensis synonym of Thelocactus setispinus (Miniature Barrel Cactus) Thelocactus setispinus var. hamatus synonym of Thelocactus setispinus (Miniature Barrel Cactus) Thelocactus smithii synonym of Thelocactus conothelos Thelocactus subterraneus synonym of Turbinicarpus mandragora ssp. subterraneus Thelocactus tulensis var. matudae synonym of Thelocactus tulensis ssp. matudae Thelocactus tulensis var. buckii synonym of Thelocactus tulensis ssp. buekii Thelocactus uncinatus synonym of Sclerocactus uncinatus (Chihuahuan Fishhook Cactus) Thelocactus uncinatus var. wrightii synonym of Sclerocactus uncinatus ssp. wrightii Thelocactus unguispinus synonym of Echinomastus unguispinus Thelocactus valdezianus synonym of Turbinicarpus valdezianus Thelocactus viereckii synonym of Turbinicarpus viereckii Thelocactus viereckii var. major synonym of Turbinicarpus viereckii ssp. major Thelocactus wagnerianus synonym of Thelocactus bicolor (Glory of Texas) Thelocactus ysabelae var. brevispinus synonym of Turbinicarpus saueri ssp. ysabelae Thelocactus ysabelae synonym of Turbinicarpus saueri ssp. ysabelae
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