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Pediocactus simpsonii Cactaceae Mountain Ball Cactus Simpson’s foot cactus, Simpson’s hedgehog cactus Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Caryophyllales Family: Cactaceae Balsamorhiza hookeri Whiskey Dick mountain area (sagebrush shrub-steppe) Kittitas County, Washington, USA elevation ~ 1050 meters, 3500 feet Pediocactus, Echinocereus and Echinopsis species are often called Hedgehog cactus, after the Hedgehog i042907 347

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