Echinocereus
Echinocereus is a genus of ribbed, usually small to medium-sized cylindrical cacti, comprising about 70 species from 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.
Synonyms
Morangaya G.D.Rowley
Wilcoxia Britton & Rose
Description
Echinocerus are bushy and globular with tight spines which are often colorful and decorative. The flowers last slightly longer than other those of other cacti.
Cultivation
Echinocereus is easier to culture than other cacti. They need a light soil, a sunny exposure, a fresh and dry winter to flower. They like a soil slightly richer than other cacti.
In the wild, several of the species are cold-hardy, tolerating temperatures as low as -23°C but only in dry conditions. Sometimes, they grasp in winter but they look fine again with first waterings in the first sunny days.
Images
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Species
Echinocereus Acifer
Echinocereus adustus
Echinocereus albatus Backb.
Echinocereus amoenus
Echinocereus apachensis
Echinocereus baileyi
Echinocereus barthelowanus
Echinocereus berlandieri grows partially underground and has a long flowering period.
Echinocereus blankii
Echinocereus bonkerae
Echinocereus Boyce-thompsonii
Echinocereus brandegeei
Echinocereus caespitosus
Echinocereus chloranthus
Echinocereus chlorophtalmus
Echinocereus cinerascens
Echinocereus coccineus var. paucispinus, claret cup cactus
Echinocereus conglomeratus
Echinocereus ctenoides
Echinocereus cucumis
Echinocereus dasyacanthus
Echinocereus davisii
Echinocereus delaetii with long hair
Echinocereus diversispinus
Echinocereus ehrenbergii
Echinocereus enneacanthus nine goads
Echinocereus engelmannii
Echinocereus fasciculatus
Echinocereus fendleri
Echinocereus ferreireanus
Echinocereus fitchii Britton & Rose
Echinocereus gentryi
Echinocereus grandis
Echinocereus knippelianus
Echinocereus longisetus
Echinocereus ledingii
Echinocereus Leonense
Echinocereus lindsayi
Echinocereus milleri
Echinocereus melanocentus
Echinocereus morricalii
Echinocereus nicholii
Echinocereus nivosus
Echinocereus pacificus
Echinocereus paucispinus
Echinocereus papillosus
Echinocereus pectinatus Scheidw.
Echinocereus pentalophus
Echinocereus perbellus
Echinocereus polyacanthus
Echinocereus poselgerianus
Echinocereus procumbens
Echinocereus pulchellus
Echinocereus purpureus
Echinocereus reichenbachii lace cactus
Echinocereus reichenbachii var. albertii black lace cactus
Echinocereus rigidissimus
Echinocereus Rosei
Echinocereus russanthus
Echinocereus salm-dyckianus
Echinocereus scheerii
Echinocereus spinibarbis
Echinocereus stramineus
Echinocereus stoloniferus
Echinocereus subterraneus
Echinocereus subinermis
Echinocereus triglochidiatus king cup cactus, also called claret cup cactus
Echinocereus Uspenskii
Echinocereus viereckii
Echinocereus viridiflorus Green Pitaya
Echinocereus websterianus
Translation
The word "Echinocereus" occurs as such in the following languages: English, Czech, German, Spanish, French, Croatian, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian.
Translation(s) in other languages: Lithuanian: Ežiažvakis, Russian: Эхиноцереус, Swedish: Kägelkaktussläktet.
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