Tephrocactus alexanderi is a small, shrubby cactus with numerous light-green or ashy, spherical stem segments with rhomboid, spirally …
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Epithet: alexanderi
Derivation: Honors Edward J. Alexander (1901-1985), an American botanist and curator of the herbarium at the New York Botanical Garden.
Pronunciation: al-eks-AN-der-ee
Whereas the generic name must be unique, there are often two or more genera with the same specific epithet. The same epithet can also be used within a species for subspecies, varieties, and forms.
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