Echinocereus Engelmann (1848)
(latin echinus = hedgehog, latin cereus = waxy, candle)
a genus of columnar cacti,
because of spination, short columnar plants
short columnar to oblong to flat globular, soft fleshy, forming clumps
ribs very different, often under 10;
spines partly spreaded, partly pectinate, colored
flowers large, for a long time, calyx and tube acicular spined
stigma mostly green; fruits strong spined, juicy;
seeds small to medium size, black |
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Distribution |
Mexico - northern of Mexico City to
USA - California, Utha, Wyoming and South Dakota
very warm steppes |
Growth period |
sunny and hot, but some differences to respect
1. with green, less spined shoots, are easy to cultivate,
should be protected before blazing sun in spring, after flower a sunny location
2. with stronger spined shoots, are some sensitive for to much watering, careful pouring
get a full sunny location
permanent moisture avoid, first watering in March
than constant pouring, but first after drying soil,
constant slightly moisture, to form buds
in early summer many watering, in mid summer and early fall sparse pouring
from late fall to spring absolutly dry |
Winter period |
very light and absolutly dry minimum 6–10°C (42–50°F)
shrink of shoots is normal
some species are winter-hard and
are cultivate outdoor with some measures |
Substrat |
with some clay, nutritious and well porous |
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| Echinocereus fitchii Britton & Rose (1922) |
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Habitat |
USA
Texas - Laredo
Mexico
Nuevo León,
Tamaulipas
under shrubs along the
Rio Grande
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Description |
named after William R. Fitch, travel companion of J. N. Rose
short cylindrically, 8–12 cm (3.1–4.7 in) long, 4–5 cm (1.5–2 in) Ø, few clumping
ribs 10–14, flat roundish, slightly bumpy
areoles 0.5 cm (0.2 in) distant;
about 20 radial spines, white
4–6 central spines, the color is changing, mostly brownish
flowers 6–7 cm (2.3–2.7 in) long, fragrant, pink to purple with deep red center
ovary hairy, with dense bristles; willingly flowering
seeds midzize, black
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| Synonyms |
Echinocereus reichenbachii var. fitchii (Britton & Rose) L. D. Benson (1969)
Echinocereus reichenbachii ssp. fitchii (Britton & Rose) N. P. Taylor (1997) |
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