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Endangered
CITES App. II
Primary
Echinocereus pentalophus f. monstruosus
Echinocereus pentalophus f. monstruosus
Family
Cactaceae
Genus
Species
Echinocereus pentalophus f. monstruosus
Author
hort.
Chinese genus
鹿角柱属
Chinese name
-
Accepted
DescriptionEdit description
Description
It forms large low clusters of green and pink stems, some only a 5 mm across. The spines are few and usually limited to the basal portion of the stem. Sometimes it will have a normal "patch" and remain mostly monstrous. This cultivar shows many growing variations, with different monstrous shapes.
Flowers
Up to 7 cm long, brilliant lilac-pink with a distinct white throat can almost hide the plant
Blooming Season
Blossoms in mid April-may and eventually a second time in late summer.