Echinocereus pectinatus
Species of cactus
| Echinocereus pectinatus | |
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Conservation status | |
 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1] | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Cactaceae |
| Subfamily: | Cactoideae |
| Genus: | Echinocereus |
| Species: | E. pectinatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Echinocereus pectinatus (Scheidw.) Engelm., 1848 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Echinocereus pectinatus is a species of hedgehog cactus.
Description
Echinocereus pectinatus is an upright, spherical to cylindrical cactus, typically solitary, growing 8 to 35 cm (3.1 to 13.8 in) long and 3 to 13 cm (1.2 to 5.1 in) in diameter. The plant is covered in comb-shaped thorns forming white and pink zones. It has 12 to 23 blunt ribs with dense, elliptical, white felted areoles about 3 mm (0.12 in) long. The 12 to 30 radial spines are comb-shaped, slightly bent back, 5 to 15 mm (0.20 to 0.59 in) long, and tinted whitish to pink. The 1 to 5 central spines range from yellowish to pink to brownish and are 1 to 25 mm (0.039 to 0.984 in) long. The funnel-shaped flowers are 5 to 15 cm (2.0 to 5.9 in) in diameter, deep pink, and appear on the side of the trunk. The flower tube has white tomentose thorns on the outside. The round to elliptical purple fruits are fleshy and thorny.[2]
Subspecies
There are three accepted subspecies:
| Image | Name | Distribution |
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 | Echinocereus pectinatus subsp. pectinatus | N. Mexico |
| Echinocereus pectinatus subsp. rutowiorum W.Blum | Mexico (Chihuahua) | |
 | Echinocereus pectinatus subsp. wenigeri (L.D.Benson) W.Blum & Rutow | Texas to Mexico (Chihuahua, Coahuila) |
Distribution
Found in the Mexican states of Aguascalientes, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Durango, Guanajuato, Nuevo León, San Luis Potosí, Sonora, Tamaulipas, Zacatecas, and in the south-western US (New Mexico and Texas) at elevations of 400 to 1900 meters.[3][4]
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Plant growing in habitat in Mina, Nuevo Leon -
Habitat in Rio Nazas, Durango -
Plant growing in Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, Austin Texas. -
Plant growing 56 km South of Estacion Vanegas,San Luis Potosí
Taxonomy
First described in 1838 by Michael Joseph François Scheidweiler as Echinocactus pectinatus, the species was reclassified by George Engelmann into the genus Echinocereus in 1848.[5][6] The specific epithet "pectinatus," meaning "combed" in Latin, refers to the arrangement of the thorns.[7]
References
- ^ Univ., Martin Terry (Sul Rose State; College, Kenneth Heil (San Juan; Mexico, New; Group), Succulent Plants Specialist; Ambiental), Rafael Corral-Díaz (Consultor (2009-11-17). "The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 2024-07-03.
- ^ Anderson, Edward F. (2001). The Cactus Family. Portland, Or: Timber Press (OR). p. 242. ISBN 0-88192-498-9.
- ^ "Echinocereus pectinatus (Scheidw.) Engelm. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2020-11-20.
- ^ Armentano, Diego (2013-08-04). "Echinocereus pectinatus". LLIFLE. Retrieved 2024-07-03.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is available under the CC BY-SA 3.0 license. - ^ Sciences, Mie Royale Des (1838). "Bulletins de l'Académie royale des sciences, des lettres et des beaux-arts de Belgique". Biodiversity Heritage Library. Retrieved 2024-07-03.
- ^ Britton, Nathaniel Lord; Eaton, Mary E.; Rose, J. N.; Wood, Helen Adelaide (1919). The Cactaceae : descriptions and illustrations of plants of the cactus family. Washington: Carnegie Institution of Washington. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.46288.
- ^ Wislizenus, F. A. (1848). Memoir of a tour to northern Mexico :connected with Col. Doniphan's expedition, in 1846 and 1847 /by A. Wislizenus. Washington: Tippin & Streeper, printers. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.41509.
External links
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Data related to Echinocereus pectinatus at Wikispecies
