Echinocereus baileyi
Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 12: 403, pl. 56, 57. 1909 Note: The name Echinocereus reichenbachii var. albispinus is used for this species by Benson (1969b:127 )
Family
Cactaceae
Genus
Species
Echinocereus baileyi
Author
Rose
Chinese genus
鹿角柱属
Chinese name
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DescriptionEdit description
Central Spines
No central spine.
Description
Solitary or branching from the base.
Flowers
Funnelform magenta-pink close to the end of the stems of the youngest areoles, which are white and woolly. 6-12 cm in diameter. Stamen yellow; stigma green; style white. They have a spiny, woolly, funnel-shaped tube.
Ribs
About 15 acute, slender or sometimes arranged spirally, bearing oval areoles.
Stem
Cylindrical 10-20(40) cm tall 4-10 cm in diameter.
Radial Spines
about 16 needle-shaped, bristly spreading which point outward and downward, white, yellow, reddish, brownish or pinkish, 1-3 cm long.