| Echinocactus platyacanthus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Core eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Cactaceae |
| Subfamily: | Cactaceae |
| Tribe: | Cacteae |
| Genus: | Echinocactus |
| Species: | E. platyacanthus |
| Binomial name | |
| Echinocactus platyacanthus Link & Otto |
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Echinocactus platyacanthus is a species of cactus (family Cactaceae). It is native to central Mexico. This species may grow to be the most massive of all barrel cacti.