| Name |
Pronunciation |
Meaning |
| palmeriana | palm-er-ee-AH-na | Named for Edward Palmer, 19th century explorer and botanist who collected in southwestern U.S. |
| palmerianum | palm-er-ee-AH-num | Named for Edward Palmer, 19th century explorer and botanist who collected in southwestern U.S. |
| palmerii | palm-ER-ee-eye | Named for Edward Palmer, 19th century explorer and botanist who collected in southwestern U.S. |
| chihuahuensis | chee-wah-wah-EN-sis | Of or from Chihuahua, Mexico |
| chihuahuense | chee-wah-wah-EN-see | Of or from Chihuahua, Mexico |
| alversonii | al-ver-SON-ee-eye | Named for Andrew Halstead Alverson, early 20th century Cactus collector in California (U.S.) |
| wohlschlageri | wol-SHLAG-er-ee | Named for Michael Wohlschlager |
| alboviolacea | al-boh-vy-oh-LAH-see-a | Whitish-violet coloured |
| alboviolaceum | al-boh-vy-oh-LAH-see-um | Whitish-violet coloured |
| tripugionacantha | try-pyoo-gee-on-a-KANTH-a | From the Greek tri (three), the Latin pugio (dagger) and the Greek akanthos (spine); referring to the three sword-shaped central spines |
| Leucogenes | loo-koh-JEN-eez | From the Greek leukos (white and genos (offspring), referring to the white flowers |
| echinoidea | ek-in-OY-dee-a | Like Echinops (the Greek name for a hedgehog, referring to the spines) |
| echinoides | ek-in-OY-deez | Like Echinops (the Greek name for a hedgehog, referring to the spines) |
| greggiana | greg-ee-AH-na | Named by and for Josiah Gregg, 19th century frontier trader and author |
| Sageretia | sa-jer-ET-ee-a | Named for Auguste (Augustin) Sageret, 19th century French botanist |
