Echinocereus fitchii subs. albertii
Echinocereus Monogr. (preprint) [5] (1998)
Family
Cactaceae
Genus
Species
Echinocereus fitchii subs. albertii
Author
(L.D.Benson) W.Blum & Mich.Lange in W.Blum et al.
Chinese genus
鹿角柱属
Chinese name
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DescriptionEdit description
Central Spines
0 or 1, dark, 2 to 3 mm long, purple-black in colour, perpendicular to the stem, or turning slightly upward.
Description
The black lace cactus, Echinocereus fitchiiSN|7612]]SN|7597]] subsp. albertii (Echinocereus reichenbachiiSN|7575]]SN|7575]] var. albertii), is a small cactus single or branching when old with dense closely pectinate spines. The spines are white to dark dark purple.
Flowers
5 to 8 cm long, 5 to 7,5 cm wide, and pink to purple in colour with a very dark purple-brown throat.
Blooming Season
Budding and anthesis occur intermittently through the spring and summer.
Ribs
10 to 13, tuberculate.
Stem
Cylindrical, deep green in color, 3 to 15 cm long, 3 to 5 cm thick.
Radial Spines
14 to 20, white with dark purple tip, straight, closely pectinate, 3 to 6 mm long.
Fruits
Green.
Areoles
Elliptic, 1,5 mm long, almost touching.