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Echinocereus is a genus of ribbed, usually small to medium-sized cylindrical cacti, comprising about 50 species from the southern United States and Mexico. Plants are living Organisms belonging to the kingdom Plantae. The flowering plants or angiosperms ( Angiospermae or Magnoliophyta) are the most widespread group Dicotyledons, or "dicots", is a name for a group of Flowering plants whose Seed typically has two embryonic leaves or Cotyledons There Caryophyllales is an order of Flowering plants that includes the cacti, carnations Amaranths Ice plants and most A cactus (plural cacti) is any member of the Spine plant family Cactaceae, native to the Americas A cactus (plural cacti) is any member of the Spine plant family Cactaceae, native to the Americas Pachycereeae is a tribe of 15 genera of columnar cacti in the subfamily Cactoideae. George Engelmann, also known as Georg Engelmann, ( 2 February 1809 - 4 February 1884) was a German - American In Biology, a species is one of the basic units of Biological classification and a Taxonomic rank. The Strawberry Hedgehog Cactus ( Echinocereus engelmannii) is commonly found in desert areas of the southwestern United States and the adjacent areas of Mexico including The popular name of Echinocereus reichenbachii is Lace Cactus (due to the look of the spines) Echinocereus triglochidiatus is a species of hedgehog cactus known by several common names including kingcup cactus, claretcup, and Mojave A genus (plural genera from Γένος Latin genus "descent family type gender" is a low-level Taxonomic A cylinder is one of the most basic curvilinear geometric shapes the Surface formed by the points at a fixed distance from a given Straight line, the axis A cactus (plural cacti) is any member of the Spine plant family Cactaceae, native to the Americas In Biology, a species is one of the basic units of Biological classification and a Taxonomic rank. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. They are commonly known as hedgehog cacti, though the term also applies for Pediocactus. Pediocactus is a Genus of cacti. The genus comprises between 6 and 11 species depending upon the authority The flowers are usually large, and the fruit are edible. A flower, also known as a bloom or Blossom, is the reproductive structure found in Flowering plants (plants of the division Magnoliophyta, also The term fruit has different meanings dependent on context and the term is not synonymous in Food preparation and Biology. Most Echinocereus species prefer full sun. Several of the species are cold-hardy, tolerating temperatures as low as -23°C / -10°F in dry conditions. Hardiness of Plants is a term used to describe their ability to survive adverse growing conditions
The genera Morangaya G. D. Rowley and Wilcoxia Britton & Rose have been brought into synonymy with Echinocereus. Nathaniel Lord Britton (1859 - 1934 was a US Botanist and Taxonomist who founded the New York Botanical Garden in Bronx, New Joseph Nelson Rose ( January 11, 1862 - May 4, 1928) was an American Botanist. This article deals with the general meaning of the term "synonym"
 Echinocereus viereckii |
 Echinocereus viereckii |
 Echinocereus amoenus |
 Echinocereus acifer |
 Echinecereus lauii |
 Echinocereus pentalophus (DE CANDOLLE) HORT. F. A. HAAGE ssp. procumbens (ENGELMANN) BLUM et LANGE |
 Echinocereus enneacanthus |
 Echinocereus fendleri [this is actually a Coryphantha species] |
References
- Fischer, Pierre C. 70 Common Cacti of the Southwest. City unknown: Southwest Parks and Monuments Association, 1989.
- Freeman, Davi (2004). Cactiguide.com. Retrieved May 6th, 2005.
- Ohr, Martina & Andreas (2005). Echinocereus Online. Retrieved May 7th, 2005.
- Anderson, Miles (1998). The Ultimate Book of Cacti and Succulents. ISBN 1 85967 460 7. Lorenz Books.
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