Echinocereus pectinatus (Rainbow Cactus) is a cactus with globose to cylindrical, usually solitary stems almost hidden by the short…
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Echinocereus is a genus of ribbed, usually small to medium-sized cylindrical cacti, comprising about 70 species native to the southern United States and Mexico in very sunny rocky places. Usually the flowers are large and the fruit edible. The name comes from the Ancient Greek "echinos", meaning "hedgehog", and the Latin "cereus", meaning "candle". They are sometimes known as Hedgehog Cacti, a term also used for the Pediocactus and Echinopsis.
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Echinocereus poselgeri (Dahlia Cactus) is a shrubby cactus with slender dark-colored, initially erect, later sprawling or clambering…
Echinocereus coccineus (Scarlet Hedgehog Cactus) is a clumping cactus that forms large colonies of up to 100 thick stems on each plant at…
Echinocereus viereckii subsp. morricalii is a cactus with yellowish-green to bright green, almost spineless stems that branch profusely…
Echinocereus scheeri subsp. gentryi is an odd-looking cactus with cylindrical stems with 4 to 5 ribs and very short spines. The stems grow…
Echinocereus scheeri is a cactus with green, spiny, cylindrical, prostrate or ascending stems that grow up to 28 inches (70 cm) long and…
Echinocereus viereckii is a hedgehog cactus that branches profusely from the base, forming up to 12 inches (30 cm) tall clumps. Stems are…
Echinocereus pentalophus (Lady Finger Cactus) is a cactus that forms multiple green to reddish-purple, finger-like stems with 4 to 6 ribs…
Echinocereus dasyacanthus (Texas Rainbow Cactus) is a cactus with a single stem or 2 to 3 basal branches. The stems have 15 to 18 ribs and…