Echinocactus Link & Otto (1827)
(latin echinus = hedgehog, latin Cactus = cactus)
hedgehog cactus
because of globular plants and spination
ribs numeros, strong distinct
spines strong, straight or slightly curved, not hooked
flowers short, compact, tube wooly, yellow, exceptionally red
fruits oblong, wooly, below opens
seeds shiny brown or black |
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Distribution |
USA - California, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Nevada, Utha
Mexico - San Luis Potosí to Hidalgo
very warm steppes |
Growth period |
many sun and heat
not to often pouring, this genus is slightly sensitive to moisture |
Winter period |
light and dry, minimum 12–15°C (53–59°F)
not for longer under 10°C (50°F) |
Substrat |
well-drained and nutrient-rich, with the addition of clay and crushed bricks or similar |
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| Echinocactus grusonii H. Hildmann (1886) |
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Habitat |
Mexiko
Queretaro, Hidalgo -
very local on cliffy hillsides or cliffs |
Description |
named after H. Gruson
to 1.30 m (4.2 ft) tall, 80 cm (2.6 ft) Ø, light green, crown white wooly
ribs over 30;
areoles later above dense combined
spines yellow, strongest flattened and across finned
8–10 radial spines, to 3 cm (1.2 in) long; 4 central spine, about 5 cm (1.9 in) long, mostly in cross
flowers to 6 cm (2.3 in) long, 5 cm (1.9 in)
Ø, bell shaped, outside brownish, inside cadmium yellow
fruits to 2 cm (0.7 in) long, in dense white wool
seeds about 0.15 cm (0.06 in) long
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Synonym |
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CITES |
Appendix II |
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