Xerophyte

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.