Xerophyte

Description

Echinocereus viereckiiSN|21819]]SN|21819]] subs. morricalii is a clustering specie branching profusely from the base with almost spineless stems.

Flowers

Magnificent magenta from the sides of the stems, short-funnellform, very large up to 10 cm in diameter or more. The flowers on all subspecies are Bright magenta.

Blooming Season

Blossoms in May.

Spines

Almost spineless, the spine if present are very short, yellowish up to 2mm long.

Ribs

6-7 even non-tuberculate.

Stem

Up to 50 cm long, 7.5 cm in diameter, soft , cylindrical ± tapering toward the tips erect to sprawling Yellowish-green to bright green that will hold purple colour with enough bright light, During the winter rest they become wrinkled and flabby from lack of water and shrink up about 1/3 their size as they consume their stored water. With regular water they plump up quickly.

Fruits

Globose, green, fleshy.