Xerophyte

Central Spines

0 to7 small , terete, 1-6(-15) mm long, often darker yellowish with a brown tip, at first, whitish on older areoles.

Description

The typical Echinocereus reichenbachii is a well known and widely grown solitary or slowly branching cylindrical shaped cactus and one of the smaller Echinocereus species.

Stem

Green with straight or slightly undulate ribs, The crested stems are relatively strong, up 4 cm in width .

Radial Spines

20 to 36 , straight to slightly curved, held closely against the the ribs of the stems, organized in 2 series, ± pectinately arranged or nearly so, 5 to 8 mm long. Multi-coloured, white to tan, dull pink, dark brown, or purplish black.

Areoles

1-6 mm apart.