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 platyacanthus Link & Otto (1827) |
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Habitat |
Mexico
Hidalgo, Coahuila, Puebla |
Description |
broad spined Echinocactus
barrel shaped globular cactus, broad globular,
large, 0.5–2.5 m (1.6–8.2 ft) tall, 40–80 cm (1.3–2.6 ft) Ø,
fresh green to yellowish green, crown wooly
(5–)21–24(–60) ribs, steeply
spines with athwart furrows, yellowish to reddisch,
on adult plants blackish
4(–10) radial spines, small, 3–4 cm (1.2–1.6 in) long
3–4 central spines, broad flattened, athwart furrowed, 8–10 cm (3.1–3.9 in) long
flowers 3–7 cm (1.2–2.7 in) long and Ø, yellow
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CITES |
Appendix II |
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| Description of "Kakteen von A bis Z" by Walter Haage with courtesy by Kakteen-Haage made available. |
| Pictures 3 to 6 out of the collection by Donna and Robert Ellis; Tucson, Arizona, USA. |
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