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Endangered
CITES App. II
Echinocereus pulchellus var. acanthosetus
Fl. Valle Tehuacan-Cuicatlan. 14(Cactac.) 63 (1997).
Family
Cactaceae
Genus
Species
Echinocereus pulchellus var. acanthosetus
Author
S.Arias & U.Guzmán
Chinese genus
鹿角柱属
Chinese name
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DescriptionEdit description
Description
Generally slowly clumping geophytic cacti. During drought time this species shrinks into the ground.
Roots
Tap root
Flowers
Magenta to cream-white, funnelform, on the sides at the base of the stems, up to 8 cm in diameter.
Spines
5 to 8 flailing hairlike spines.
Stem
Usually small 2-6 cm in diameter, 2-5 cm tall with 9 ribs.