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Endangered
CITES App. II
Primary
Echinocereus coccineus var. gurneyi
Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 60: 26. 1988
Family
Cactaceae
Genus
Species
Echinocereus coccineus var. gurneyi
Author
(L.D.Benson) S.Brack & K.D.Heil
Chinese genus
鹿角柱属
Chinese name
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Accepted
DescriptionEdit description
Habit
It is a low growing cactus species, usually clumping often in colonies of 10 stems or more.
Central Spines
1 (occasionally 2), up to 7,5 cm long and 0,5 mm in diameter.
Flowers
Paler than the type, orange-red or salmon pink, up to 8 cm in diameter.
Blooming Season
April-May, open day and night. Fruiting 2-3 months after flowering.
Spines
Mostly undifferentiated between radials and centrals.
Ribs
(8-)10 -11(-12), not markedly tuberculate.
Stem
20-35 cm long, 5-10 cm in diameter, darker green in color compared to the other varieties.
Radial Spines
5-12.