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Endangered
CITES App. II
Echinocereus amoenus var. aguirre
Zehnter & Künzler Catalog nom. nud. (a form of Echinocereus pulchellus).
Family
Cactaceae
Genus
Species
Echinocereus amoenus var. aguirre
Author
hort.
Chinese genus
鹿角柱属
Chinese name
-
Primary
Accepted
DescriptionEdit description
Habit
Solitary or slowly clumping, often shrinking into the ground during drought.
Roots
It has a strong taproot.
Flowers
Abundant pink or purple/red (rarely white) flowers, up to 6 cm in diameter.
Blooming Season
Spring. Plants start flowering when only few centimeter in diameter.
Ribs
9 to 13;
Stem
Flat globular up to 6 cm (but cultivated plants are frequently higher), 5-7 cm in diameter, bluish green when young;
Fruits
Globose, small, nearly dry at maturity, with few seeds.
Areoles
5 to7 mm inch apart; 3 to 7 pale yellowish spines.