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Echinocereus

Echinocereus

122 species Cactaceae

Morphological Summary

Genus of columnar to globose cacti in the subfamily Cactoideae, native to southwestern North America. Characterized by small to medium-sized stems, usually clustering into colonies, defined ribs, and large showy flowers that open during the day. Comprises approximately 70 accepted species, very popular in collections and xeric gardens.

Distribution Southwestern United States (Texas, Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, Nevada, Colorado, California), Mexico (Chihuahua, Sonora, Coahuila, Durango, and other states)
Conservation Several species under threat categories; some restricted to very localized habitats; trade regulated by CITES Appendix II
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Echinocereus acifer (Otto ex Salm-Dyck) F.Haage

Durango torch cactus

Specimen ID RN-ECHCE-00001
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Type
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Echinocereus adustus

Scorched hedgehog cactus

Specimen ID RN-ECHCE-00083
Origin Mexico (Chihuahua, Sonora)
Type species
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Echinocereus adustus Engelm. in Wisliz.

Chihuahuan hedgehog cactus

Specimen ID RN-ECHCE-00002
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Type
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Echinocereus amoenus (A.Dietr.) K.Schum.

Pretty hedgehog cactus

Specimen ID RN-ECHCE-00003
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Type
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Echinocereus arizonicus Rose in Orcutt ex Orcutt

Arizona hedgehog cactus

Specimen ID RN-ECHCE-00004
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Type
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Echinocereus baileyi Rose

Bailey's hedgehog cactus

Specimen ID RN-ECHCE-00005
Origin
Type
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SpeciesIsland endemic

Echinocereus barthelowanus

Barthelo's hedgehog cactus

Specimen ID RN-ECHCE-00084
Origin Mexico (Baja California — Isla Magdalena)
Type species
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Echinocereus berlandieri

Berlandier's hedgehog cactus

Specimen ID RN-ECHCE-00085
Origin USA (Texas), Mexico (Tamaulipas, Nuevo León)
Type species
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Echinocereus berlandieri (Engelm.) Haage

Berlandier's hedgehog cactus

Specimen ID RN-ECHCE-00006
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Type
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Echinocereus boyce-thompsonii Orcutt

Boyce Thompson hedgehog cactus

Specimen ID RN-ECHCE-00007
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Type
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Echinocereus brandegeei

Brandegee's hedgehog cactus

Specimen ID RN-ECHCE-00086
Origin Mexico (Baja California Sur, Sonora)
Type species
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Echinocereus brandegeei (J.M.Coult.) K.Schum.

Brandegee's hedgehog cactus

Specimen ID RN-ECHCE-00008
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Type
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Echinocereus bristolii

Bristol's hedgehog cactus

Specimen ID RN-ECHCE-00087
Origin Mexico (Sonora), USA (Arizona)
Type species
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Echinocereus bristolii W.T.Marshall

Bristol's hedgehog cactus

Specimen ID RN-ECHCE-00009
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Type
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Echinocereus chisoensis W.T.Marshall

Chisos hedgehog cactus

Specimen ID RN-ECHCE-00010
Origin
Type
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Echinocereus chloranthus (Engelm.) Engelm. ex Rümpler in Förster

Green-flowered torch cactus

Specimen ID RN-ECHCE-00011
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Type
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Echinocereus chloranthus var. neocapillus

Fine-haired green-flowered hedgehog cactus

Specimen ID RN-ECHCE-00066
Origin USA (Texas, New Mexico)
Type variety
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Echinocereus chloranthus var. russanthus

Russet-flowered hedgehog cactus

Specimen ID RN-ECHCE-00067
Origin USA (Texas), Mexico (Chihuahua, Coahuila)
Type variety
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Echinocereus cinerascens (DC.) Lem.

Ashy hedgehog cactus

Specimen ID RN-ECHCE-00012
Origin
Type
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Echinocereus coccineus Engelm. in Wisliz.

Scarlet hedgehog cactus

Specimen ID RN-ECHCE-00013
Origin
Type
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Crested

Echinocereus coccineus f. cristata

Crested scarlet hedgehog cactus

Specimen ID RN-ECHCE-00059
Origin USA/Mexico (forma mutante)
Type crested form
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Echinocereus coccineus 'Inermis'

Spineless scarlet hedgehog cactus

Specimen ID RN-ECHCE-00058
Origin Mexico (forma horticultural)
Type cultivar
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Echinocereus coccineus var. gurneyi

Gurney's scarlet hedgehog cactus

Specimen ID RN-ECHCE-00056
Origin USA (Texas), Mexico (Coahuila)
Type variety
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Echinocereus coccineus var. roemeri

Roemer's scarlet hedgehog cactus

Specimen ID RN-ECHCE-00057
Origin USA (Texas), Mexico (Coahuila, Nuevo León)
Type variety
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Echinocereus coccineus var. rosei

Rose's scarlet hedgehog cactus

Specimen ID RN-ECHCE-00055
Origin Mexico (Sonora, Chihuahua)
Type variety
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Echinocereus dasyacanthus

Texas rainbow cactus

Specimen ID RN-ECHCE-00088
Origin USA (Texas, New Mexico), Mexico (Chihuahua, Coahuila)
Type species
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Echinocereus dasyacanthus Engelm.

Texas rainbow cactus

Specimen ID RN-ECHCE-00014
Origin
Type
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Echinocereus davisii Houghton

Davis' dwarf hedgehog cactus

Specimen ID RN-ECHCE-00015
Origin
Type
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SpeciesOrnamental

Echinocereus delaetii

Old man hedgehog cactus

Specimen ID RN-ECHCE-00089
Origin Mexico (Coahuila)
Type species
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Echinocereus delaetii (Gürke) Gürke

Old man hedgehog cactus

Specimen ID RN-ECHCE-00016
Origin
Type
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Echinocereus dubius (Engelm.) Engelm. in C.F.Först.

Pitaya

Specimen ID RN-ECHCE-00017
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Type
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Crested

Echinocereus engelmannii f. cristata

Crested strawberry hedgehog cactus

Specimen ID RN-ECHCE-00065
Origin USA/Mexico (forma mutante)
Type crested form
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Echinocereus engelmannii (Parry ex Engelm.) Lem.

Engelmann's hedgehog cactus

Specimen ID RN-ECHCE-00018
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Type
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Echinocereus engelmannii var. acicularis

Needle-spined strawberry hedgehog cactus

Specimen ID RN-ECHCE-00060
Origin USA (Arizona, California), Mexico (Baja California)
Type variety
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Echinocereus engelmannii var. armatus

Armed strawberry hedgehog cactus

Specimen ID RN-ECHCE-00061
Origin USA (Nevada, Utah, Arizona)
Type variety
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Echinocereus engelmannii var. chrysocentrus

Golden-spined strawberry hedgehog cactus

Specimen ID RN-ECHCE-00062
Origin USA (California, Nevada), Mexico (Baja California)
Type variety
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VarietyEndangered

Echinocereus engelmannii var. nicholii

Nichol's strawberry hedgehog cactus

Specimen ID RN-ECHCE-00064
Origin USA (Arizona), Mexico (Sonora)
Type variety
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Echinocereus engelmannii var. variegatus

Variegated strawberry hedgehog cactus

Specimen ID RN-ECHCE-00063
Origin USA (Utah, Colorado, Arizona)
Type variety
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Echinocereus enneacanthus

Nine-spined strawberry cactus

Specimen ID RN-ECHCE-00090
Origin USA (Texas, New Mexico), Mexico (Chihuahua, Coahuila, Durango)
Type species
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Echinocereus enneacanthus Engelm. in Wisliz.

Pitaya dulce

Specimen ID RN-ECHCE-00019
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Echinocereus fendleri

Fendler's hedgehog cactus

Specimen ID RN-ECHCE-00091
Origin USA (Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado), Mexico (Chihuahua, Sonora)
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Echinocereus fendleri (Engelm.) Rümpler

Fendler's hedgehog cactus

Specimen ID RN-ECHCE-00020
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SpeciesEndemic

Echinocereus ferreirianus

Ferreira's hedgehog cactus

Specimen ID RN-ECHCE-00092
Origin Mexico (Baja California)
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Echinocereus ferreirianus H.E.Gates

Ferreiro's hedgehog cactus

Specimen ID RN-ECHCE-00021
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Echinocereus fitchii Britton & Rose

Fitch's hedgehog cactus

Specimen ID RN-ECHCE-00022
Origin
Type
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SpeciesIsland endemic

Echinocereus grandis

Grand hedgehog cactus

Specimen ID RN-ECHCE-00093
Origin Mexico (Baja California — Islas del Golfo de California)
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Echinocereus grandis Britton & Rose

Gulf giant hedgehog cactus

Specimen ID RN-ECHCE-00023
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Echinocereus knippelianus

Knippel's hedgehog cactus

Specimen ID RN-ECHCE-00094
Origin Mexico (Coahuila, Nuevo León, Tamaulipas)
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Echinocereus knippelianus Liebner

Knippel's hedgehog cactus

Specimen ID RN-ECHCE-00024
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SpeciesRarity

Echinocereus laui

Lau's hedgehog cactus

Specimen ID RN-ECHCE-00095
Origin Mexico (Sonora)
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Echinocereus ledingii

Leding's hedgehog cactus

Specimen ID RN-ECHCE-00096
Origin USA (Arizona), Mexico (Sonora)
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SpeciesWhite flower

Echinocereus leucanthus

White-flowered hedgehog cactus

Specimen ID RN-ECHCE-00097
Origin Mexico (Sonora, Chihuahua)
Type species
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Echinocereus leucanthus N.P.Taylor

White-flowered hedgehog cactus

Specimen ID RN-ECHCE-00025
Origin
Type
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SpeciesThreatened

Echinocereus lloydii

Lloyd's hedgehog cactus

Specimen ID RN-ECHCE-00098
Origin USA (New Mexico, Texas), Mexico (Chihuahua, Coahuila)
Type species
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Echinocereus longisetus (Engelm.) Rümpler

Long-spined hedgehog cactus

Specimen ID RN-ECHCE-00026
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Echinocereus maritimus

Sea hedgehog cactus

Specimen ID RN-ECHCE-00099
Origin Mexico (Baja California — costa del Pacífico)
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Echinocereus maritimus (M.E.Jones) K.Schum.

Coastal hedgehog cactus

Specimen ID RN-ECHCE-00027
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Echinocereus melanocentrus

Black-centered hedgehog cactus

Specimen ID RN-ECHCE-00100
Origin Mexico (Tamaulipas, Nuevo León)
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Echinocereus mojavensis

Mojave hedgehog cactus

Specimen ID RN-ECHCE-00101
Origin USA (California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona)
Type species
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SpeciesThreatened

Echinocereus nicholii

Nichol's hedgehog cactus

Specimen ID RN-ECHCE-00102
Origin USA (Arizona), Mexico (Sonora)
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Echinocereus pacificus (Engelm. ex Orcutt) Britton & Rose

Pacific hedgehog cactus

Specimen ID RN-ECHCE-00028
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Echinocereus palmeri

Palmer's hedgehog cactus

Specimen ID RN-ECHCE-00103
Origin Mexico (Chihuahua, Sinaloa, Durango)
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Echinocereus palmeri Britton & Rose

Palmer's hedgehog cactus

Specimen ID RN-ECHCE-00029
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Echinocereus papillosus

Nipple hedgehog cactus

Specimen ID RN-ECHCE-00104
Origin USA (Texas), Mexico (Tamaulipas)
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Echinocereus parkeri

Parker's hedgehog cactus

Specimen ID RN-ECHCE-00105
Origin Mexico (Nuevo León, Tamaulipas, Coahuila)
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Echinocereus parryi

Parry's hedgehog cactus

Specimen ID RN-ECHCE-00106
Origin USA (New Mexico), Mexico (Chihuahua, Sonora)
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Crested

Echinocereus pectinatus f. cristata

Crested rainbow cactus

Specimen ID RN-ECHCE-00071
Origin USA/Mexico (forma mutante)
Type crested form
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Echinocereus pectinatus (Scheidw.) Engelm.

Comb cactus

Specimen ID RN-ECHCE-00030
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Echinocereus pectinatus var. dasyacanthus

Dense-spined rainbow cactus

Specimen ID RN-ECHCE-00068
Origin USA (Texas, New Mexico), Mexico (Chihuahua)
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Echinocereus pectinatus var. minor

Lesser rainbow cactus

Specimen ID RN-ECHCE-00069
Origin Mexico (Chihuahua, Durango)
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Echinocereus pectinatus var. rigidissimus

Arizona rainbow cactus

Specimen ID RN-ECHCE-00070
Origin USA (Arizona), Mexico (Sonora)
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Echinocereus pensilis

Hanging hedgehog cactus

Specimen ID RN-ECHCE-00107
Origin Mexico (Baja California Sur, Sinaloa)
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Echinocereus pentalophus (DC.) H.P.Kelsey & Dayton

Lady finger cactus

Specimen ID RN-ECHCE-00031
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Echinocereus pentalophus f. cristata

Crested ladyfinger cactus

Specimen ID RN-ECHCE-00080
Origin Mexico/USA (forma mutante)
Type crested form
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Echinocereus perbellus Britton & Rose

Beautiful hedgehog cactus

Specimen ID RN-ECHCE-00032
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Echinocereus polyacanthus

Many-spined hedgehog cactus

Specimen ID RN-ECHCE-00108
Origin Mexico (Chihuahua, Sinaloa, Durango, Sonora)
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Echinocereus polyacanthus Engelm. in Wisliz.

Many-spined hedgehog cactus

Specimen ID RN-ECHCE-00033
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Echinocereus poselgeri

Poselger's hedgehog cactus

Specimen ID RN-ECHCE-00109
Origin USA (Texas), Mexico (Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo León, Tamaulipas)
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Echinocereus poselgeri Lem.

Dahlia cactus

Specimen ID RN-ECHCE-00034
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Echinocereus pseudopectinatus

False pectinate hedgehog cactus

Specimen ID RN-ECHCE-00110
Origin Mexico (Sonora, Sinaloa)
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Echinocereus pulchellus

Beautiful hedgehog cactus

Specimen ID RN-ECHCE-00111
Origin Mexico (Hidalgo, San Luis Potosí, Querétaro)
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Echinocereus pulchellus (Mart.) C.F.Först. ex F.Seitz

Beautiful hedgehog cactus

Specimen ID RN-ECHCE-00035
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Echinocereus rectispinus

Straight-spined hedgehog cactus

Specimen ID RN-ECHCE-00112
Origin Mexico (Baja California Sur, Sinaloa)
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Echinocereus reichenbachii (Terscheck ex Walp.) Haage jr. ex Britton & Rose

Lace cactus

Specimen ID RN-ECHCE-00036
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Echinocereus reichenbachii var. albispinus

White-spined lace cactus

Specimen ID RN-ECHCE-00075
Origin USA (Oklahoma, Texas)
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Echinocereus reichenbachii var. baileyi

Bailey's lace cactus

Specimen ID RN-ECHCE-00076
Origin USA (Oklahoma)
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Echinocereus reichenbachii var. caespitosus

Tufted lace cactus

Specimen ID RN-ECHCE-00077
Origin USA (Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas)
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Echinocereus reichenbachii var. fitchii

Fitch's lace cactus

Specimen ID RN-ECHCE-00078
Origin USA (Texas), Mexico (Tamaulipas, Nuevo León)
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Echinocereus reichenbachii var. perbellus

Pretty lace cactus

Specimen ID RN-ECHCE-00079
Origin USA (Texas, Oklahoma)
Type variety
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Echinocereus rigidissimus (Engelm.) Rose

Arizona rainbow cactus

Specimen ID RN-ECHCE-00037
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Echinocereus rigidissimus f. cristata

Crested rigid rainbow cactus

Specimen ID RN-ECHCE-00074
Origin Mexico (forma mutante)
Type crested form
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Echinocereus rigidissimus 'Rose'

Rose rainbow cactus

Specimen ID RN-ECHCE-00073
Origin Mexico/USA (cultivar horticultural)
Type cultivar
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VarietyOrnamental

Echinocereus rigidissimus var. rubispinus

Red-spined rainbow cactus

Specimen ID RN-ECHCE-00072
Origin Mexico (Sonora, Sinaloa)
Type variety
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Echinocereus russanthus D.Weniger

Brown-spined hedgehog cactus

Specimen ID RN-ECHCE-00038
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Echinocereus salm-dyckianus

Salm-Dyck's hedgehog cactus

Specimen ID RN-ECHCE-00113
Origin Mexico (Chihuahua, Sonora, Sinaloa, Durango)
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Echinocereus salm-dyckianus Scheer

Orange-flowered hedgehog cactus

Specimen ID RN-ECHCE-00039
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SpeciesEndemic

Echinocereus santaritensis

Santa Rita Mountains hedgehog cactus

Specimen ID RN-ECHCE-00114
Origin USA (Arizona — Montañas Santa Rita)
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Echinocereus scheeri

Scheer's hedgehog cactus

Specimen ID RN-ECHCE-00115
Origin Mexico (Sonora, Sinaloa, Chihuahua), USA (Arizona)
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Echinocereus scheeri f. cristata

Crested Scheer's hedgehog cactus

Specimen ID RN-ECHCE-00082
Origin Mexico/USA (forma mutante)
Type crested form
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Echinocereus scheeri (Salm-Dyck) Scheer

Scheer's hedgehog cactus

Specimen ID RN-ECHCE-00040
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