Beehive Cacti

Beehive Cactus is the common name for the genus Coryphantha. 

Coryphantha echinus 

Scientific name: Coryphantha echinus

Common name: Sea-urchin Cactus

Coryphantha recurvata

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Scientific name: Coryphantha recurvata

Common name: Santa Cruz Beehive Cactus

Coryphantha robustispina subsp. scheeri

Scientific name: Coryphantha robustispina subsp. scheeri

Common name:

Notes: I found the name Coryphantha sheerii on many sites listed as cold hardy, but it's not a known accepted name or synonym that I can verify. I'm assuming this is the plant they are referring to. 


Taxonomy resource used:

WFO (2025): Coryphantha robustispina subsp. scheeri (Lem.) N.P.Taylor. Published on the Internet;http://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000623385. Accessed on: 02 Jan 2025 

Coryphantha sulcata, Pineapple Cactus 

Scientific name: Coryphantha sulcata

Common name: Pineapple Cactus