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Melocactus (melon cactus), also known as the Turk's head cactus, Turk's cap cactus, or Pope's head cactus, is a genus of cactus with about 30–40 species.They are native to the Caribbean, western Mexico through Central America to northern South America, with some species along the Andes down to southern Peru, and a concentration of species in northeastern Brazil.
Melocactus matanzanus, common name dwarf Turk's-cap cactus or Turk's-cap cactus, is a cactus in the genus Melocactus of the family Cactaceae. The epithet matanzanus is derived from the Cuban province of Matanzas .
Turk's cap is a common name for several plants and may refer to: Lilium martagon, a lily species native to a wide area from central Europe east to Mongolia and Korea; Lilium michauxii, a lily species native to southeastern North America; Lilium superbum, a lily species native to eastern and central regions of North America
Common names for species in this genus include Turk's cap mallow, wax mallow, sleeping hibiscus, and mazapan. It belongs to a group of genera that differ from the closely related Hibiscus in possessing a fruit divided into 5 separate parts (a schizocarp ), and having a style surmounted by 10, rather than 5, capitate or capitellate stigmas .
TurkCap or Scotchman's purse -- Malvaviscus arboreus is a flower native to Texas. Malvaviscus arboreus is a common understory shrub where it occurs in Texas and is an important food source for female and juvenile Ruby-throated Hummingbirds (Archilochus colubri) and Black-chinned Hummingbirds (A. alexandri).
Melocactus intortus, also known as the Turk's head cactus, is a species of cactus endemic to the Caribbean. Etymology The ...
It's known by many names including mazapan, Turk's cap mallow, cardinal's hat, firecracker hibiscus, sleeping hibiscus, and sleepy mallow; [3] [4] some of these names are shared with other flowers, most especially Malvaviscus arboreus. Its name penduliflorus means "hanging flower" [5]
Trees in the park include Texas red oak, Texas kidneywood, eastern red cedar, honey mesquite, Mexican plum, Hercules' club, live oak, black walnut, and Texas persimmon. Shrubs like elbow bush , chile pequin , Texas lantana , rusty blackhaw , Spanish dagger and fragrant sumac flourish in the rich soil along with plants such as Turk's cap ...