Echinomastus Britton & Rose (1922)
(greek echinos = hedgehog; greek mastos = breast)
hedgehog tubercles cactus, because of the spiny tubercles
on the plant body
ovate to cylindric; ribs seperated in tubercles bumps, behind the spines with a furrow-shaped oblong areole
flowers short, stocky, bell shaped
fruit very dry, jointed
seeds with a fine grid and bumps, black |
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Distribution |
USA - in the southwest
Mexiko - in the north
warm arid areas |
Growth period |
full sun to half shade but very warm location,
sensitive to moisture, root neck keep dry
always careful and sparse watering,
plants are also during the summer sensitive against cool moisture |
Winter period |
light and dry at 5–10°C (41–50°F) |
Substrat |
gravelly, pure mineral and very permeable to water
addition of pumice, lava, gravel and expanded shale |
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| Echinomastus warnockii (L. D. Benson) Glass & R. A. Foster (1975) |
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Habitat |
USA
Texas - Big Bend Region
New Mexico
Mexico
Chihuahua, Coahuila
in 560–1200 m (1837–3937 ft) altitude
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Description |
named after Prof. Dr. B. H. Warnock
ovate, 7–11 cm (2.7–4.3 in) long, 5–7 cm (2–2.7 in) Ø, blue-green
13–21 ribs
areoles 0.9 cm (0.35 in) distant, elliptically
spines hidden dense the body, dull yellow-brown
12–14 radial spines, slight curved, spreaded
4 central spine, calcareous-gray or partly with brown tip,
the longer one are erect to above, 1.2–2.5 cm (0.4–1 in) long
flowers about 2.5 cm (1 in) long and
Ø, petal pink, sepal white to pink,
midvein green, the longest are lanceolate
fruits green, when ripe are brownish
seeds black
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Synonyms |
Neolloydia warnockii L. D. Benson (1969)
Sclerocactus warnockii (L. D. Benson) N. P. Taylor (1987)
Pediocactus warnockii (L. D. Benson) Halda (1998)
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CITES |
Anhang II |
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| Description of "Kakteen von A bis Z" by Walter Haage with courtesy by Kakteen-Haage made available. |
| Pictures with courtesy by Dr. Juergen Menzel, El Cajon / California made available. |
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