Echinocereus scheeri
Echinocereus scheeri | |
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A specimen with pink petals | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Cactaceae |
Subfamily: | Cactoideae |
Genus: | Echinocereus |
Species: | E. scheeri
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Binomial name | |
Echinocereus scheeri | |
Synonyms[1] | |
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Echinocereus scheeri is a species of hedgehog cactus in the family Cactaceae, native to northern Mexico.[1] With its dramatic offsets, it has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[2]
Subtaxa[]
The following subspecies are currently accepted:[1]
- Echinocereus scheeri subsp. chaletii (W.Rischer) N.P.Taylor – Chihuahua
- Echinocereus scheeri subsp. gentryi (Clover) N.P.Taylor – eastern Sonora to western Chihuahua
- Echinocereus scheeri subsp. scheeri
References[]
- ^ a b c "Echinocereus scheeri (Salm-Dyck) Scheer". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
- ^ "Echinocereus scheeri". The Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
Categories:
- Echinocereus
- Endemic flora of Mexico
- Flora of Northwestern Mexico
- Flora of Northeastern Mexico
- Plants described in 1856
- Cactus stubs