Turk's Cap Cactus

Melocactus intortus

''Melocactus intortus'', also known as the Turk's head cactus, is a species of cactus endemic to the Caribbean.
Turk's Cap Cactus (Melocactus intortus) Isla Culebra, Puerto Rico. Nov 15, 2024 Fall,Geotagged,Melocactus intortus,Puerto Rico

Naming

The Turks Islands in the Turks and Caicos are named after this cactus, whose red cephalium resembles the fez worn by Turkish men in the late Ottoman Empire....hieroglyph snipped... A stylised version of the cactus appears prominently on the coat of arms of the Turks and Caicos Islands.

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Status: Least concern
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Taxonomy
KingdomPlantae
DivisionAngiosperms
ClassEudicots
OrderCaryophyllales
FamilyCactaceae
GenusMelocactus
SpeciesM. intortus
Photographed in
Puerto Rico