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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 ...
Various folk cultures and traditions assign symbolic meanings to plants. Although these are no longer commonly understood by populations that are increasingly divorced from their rural traditions, some meanings survive. In addition, these meanings are alluded to in older pictures, songs and writings.
Upon maturity, the flowers are usually brightly colored and open during the day. Echinocereus floral color is variable because perianth color reflects pollinator specificity. Red flowers are generally associated with hummingbird pollination, while pink flowers tend to correspond to moth pollination.
The bright magenta flowers bloom in April in its southern extremes to late May at northern locations. Flowers are borne at the upper half to one third of the stem and are funnelform in shape, up to 3.5 inches (8.9 centimetres) long with dark-green stigmas. The fruit is spiny. At first the fruit is green, becoming pink and drying when ripe.
Pink flowers are used as a symbol of love and awareness. For decades, pink flowers have been used to decorate weddings as a symbol of love. [1] They can also be used as a display of love at funerals, as demonstrated at the funeral for Anna Nicole Smith. [2] [3] More recently, pink flowers have come to symbolize breast cancer awareness. [4]
The flowers are large, funnelform, 9–30 cm (3 + 1 ⁄ 2 – 11 + 3 ⁄ 4 in) long, usually white, sometimes pink, purple, rarely cream, yellow, greenish, and open at night. The fruits are globose to ovoid to oblong, 3–13 cm (1 + 1 ⁄ 4 –5 in) long, fleshy, naked, usually red but sometimes yellow, pulp white, pink or red. The seeds are ...
Caryophyllaceae, commonly called the pink family or carnation family, is a family of flowering plants. It is included in the dicotyledon order Caryophyllales in the APG III system , alongside 33 other families, including Amaranthaceae , Cactaceae , and Polygonaceae . [ 1 ]
The flowers of Echinocereus bonkerae are broadly funnel-shaped and range from magenta to reddish-purple. They appear in the upper half of the shoots, measuring 5 to 6.2 cm (2.0 to 2.4 in) in length and diameter. The spherical, fleshy fruits start green and later turn red. [5]