Echinocereus pentalophus
| Echinocereus pentalophus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Cactaceae |
| Subfamily: | Cactoideae |
| Genus: | Echinocereus |
| Species: | E. pentalophus
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| Binomial name | |
| Echinocereus pentalophus (DC.) Lem.[1]
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Echinocereus pentalophus, with the common name ladyfinger cactus, is a species of Echinocereus cactus, in the tribe Echinocereeae Tribe. It is native to North America.
Distribution[]
The cactus species is found from San Luis Potosí state, through Northeastern Mexico, and into the southern Rio Grande Valley in southeastern Texas.[1]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Echinocereus pentalophus". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved September 7, 2013.
Close up of flowers.
Echinocereus pentalophus specimen in Kew Gardens, London.
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Categories:
- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Echinocereus
- Cacti of Mexico
- Cacti of the United States
- Flora of Northeastern Mexico
- Flora of San Luis Potosí
- Flora of Texas
- Flora of the U.S. Rio Grande Valleys
- Cactus stubs