Echinocereus subinermis
Echinocereus subinermis | |
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E. subinermis, Blühende Kakteen (cropped) | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Cactaceae |
Subfamily: | Cactoideae |
Genus: | Echinocereus |
Species: | E. subinermis
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Binomial name | |
Echinocereus subinermis Salm-Dyck ex Scheer
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Echinocereus subinermis is a species of flowering plant in the cactus family Cactaceae, native to north, northwestern, and central Mexico. The stem is a ball with 5 to 8 prominent ribs, growing to a cylinder or cone 30 cm (12 in) tall and wide, and producing yellow flowers 8 cm (3 in) long in early summer.[1]
In cultivation in temperate regions it requires the protection of glass with heat. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[2][3]
References[]
- ^ RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 978-1405332965.
- ^ "RHS Plant Selector - Echinocereus subinermis". Retrieved 5 June 2020.
- ^ "AGM Plants - Ornamental" (PDF). Royal Horticultural Society. July 2017. p. 34. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
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- Echinocereus