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Echinocereus stramineus is a species of cactus, with stramineus meaning made of straw. There are various common names such as strawberry cactus, porcupine hedgehog cactus, straw-color hedgehog, and pitaya. The straw-colored spines distinguishes this particular plant from other Echinocereus. The aged spines may turn white in color and are very ...
The roots are fibrous or bulbous. The plants reach heights of growth between 1 and 60 centimeters. On the tips of the 4 to 26 ribs, which are mostly clear and only rarely resolved into humps, are the areoles, from which differently shaped spines can arise. A distinctive characteristic and likely synapomorphy of the genus is the erumpent flowers ...
This is a list [1] of edible plants in the family Cactaceae. Acanthocereus tetragonus, the sword pear, Browningia candelaris, [2] Carnegiea gigantea, the Saguaro, Cereus repandus - California and Florida; genus Corryocactus (also known as Erdisia), the tasty berrylike C. brevistylis, C. pulquiensis, and C. erectus; Coryphantha. C. robbinsorum ...
Detail of bloom, strawberry hedgehog. Echinocereus engelmannii, the strawberry hedgehog cactus or Engelmann's hedgehog cactus, [1] is a cactus commonly found in desert areas of the southwestern United States and the adjacent areas of Mexico, including the states of California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, Baja California and Sonora.
Echinocereus triglochidiatus is a species of hedgehog cactus known by several common names, including kingcup cactus, claret cup cactus, red-flowered hedgehog cactus and Mojave mound cactus. This cactus is native to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico, where it is a resident of varied habitats from low desert to rocky slopes ...
Poinsettias aren't the only plant bringing vibrant blooms to your holiday decor. The Christmas cactus is another beloved houseplant that puts on a colorful show from November through January. This ...
Echinocereus dasyacanthus plants are usually found with a single stem or 2–3 basal branches. Though it is not uncommon to find plants with 3–10 stems. The stems of Texas rainbow cactus are between 11–24 cm long and 5.5–7 cm wide and usually have 15–18 ribs. The spines usually overlap making the stem not visible.
Smooth and relatively hard radial spines, numbering 9-15 per areole, spread out and are white, measuring 2-6 mm. Older plants may rarely have a small central spine of 4-8 mm. Flowers emerge near the stem tip, measuring 1.5-2.5 × 1.8-2.5 cm. Scales and outer tepals may display toothed, entire, or undulate characteristics.