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Endangered
CITES App. II
Echinocereus pulchellus var. amoenus f. aguirrei
Echinocereus pulchellus var. amoenus f. aguirrei
Family
Cactaceae
Genus
Species
Echinocereus pulchellus var. amoenus f. aguirrei
Author
(Glass)
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.