Biology:Echinocereus coccineus
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Cactaceae |
| Subfamily: | Cactoideae |
| Genus: | Echinocereus |
| Species: | E. coccineus
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| Echinocereus coccineus Engelm.
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Echinocereus coccineus (scarlet hedgehog cactus) is a species of hedgehog cactus. Its native to Northern and Central America. It grows on full sun, in sandy or rocky well-drained soil. It can survive in hardiness zones 8–11.
Description
The usually branched plant forms small mounds that consist of a few to many trunks and can reach a diameter of up to one meter. The light green plant body is egg-shaped to cylindrical and reaches heights of up to 40 centimeters with a diameter of 2.5 to 5 centimeters. The 5 to 12 ribs often form warts. The thorns are yellow to blackish. The up to 4 central spines, which can also be missing, have an angular cross section and are up to 7 centimeters long. The middle one is often flattened. The 5 to 20 marginal spines are round at the base.
The flowers are usually red, yellow, pink, purple or white. It blooms in late spring to early summer. The broad, funnel-shaped, orange-red flowers appear below the shoot tip and are sometimes dioecious. They are 3 to 10 centimeters long and have a diameter of 2.5 to 8 centimeters. After blooms, it has edible spherical fruits turn red and have falling thorns.[2]
Plant growing in Gila Box Riparian National Conservation Area
Plant growing in Doña Ana County, New Mexico
Plant
Flower
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Subspecies
Accepted subspecies:[3]
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Echinocereus coccineus subsp. coccineus | Colorado to New Mexico. |
| Echinocereus coccineus subsp. paucispinus (Engelm.) W.Blum, Mich.Lange & Rutow | W. Texas to Mexico (N. Coahuila) | |
| Echinocereus coccineus subsp. roemeri (Muehlenpf.) W.Blum, Mich.Lange & Rutow | Texas. | |
| Echinocereus coccineus subsp. rosei (Wooton & Standl.) W.Blum & Rutow | S. Central U.S.A. to NE. Mexico | |
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Echinocereus coccineus subsp. transpecosensis W.Blum, Oldach & J.Oldach | S. Central U.S.A. to NE. Mexico. |
Distribution
Echinocereus coccineus is distributed in the southern US states of Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico, and western Texas, as well as south through the Sonoran Desert to the Mexican states of Coahuila and Chihuahua.
Taxonomy
The first description by George Engelmann was published in 1848. The specific epithet coccineus comes from Latin, means 'dark red' and refers to the color of the flowers of the species.[4] Echinocereus coccineus is closely related to Echinocereus triglochidiatus. Many hybrids between species are known.
Nomenclature synonyms are Cereus coccineus (Engelm.) Engelm. (1848, nom. illegal ICBN article 53.1), Echinocereus triglochidiatus var. coccineus (Engelm.) W.T.Marshall (1941) and Echinocereus triglochidiatus subsp. coccineus (Engelm.) U.Guzmán (2003).
References
- ↑ Terry, M.; Heil, K.; Gómez-Hinostrosa, C.; Corral-Díaz, R. (2017). "Echinocereus coccineus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T152312A121468948. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T152312A121468948.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/152312/121468948. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
- ↑ Anderson, Edward F.; Eggli, Urs (2005) (in de). Das grosse Kakteen-Lexikon. Stuttgart (Hohenheim): Ulmer. p. 194–195. ISBN 3-8001-4573-1.
- ↑ "Echinocereus coccineus Engelm.". 2020-11-18. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:87864-2#children.
- ↑ Wislizenus, F. A. (1848). Memoir of a tour to northern Mexico :connected with Col. Doniphan's expedition, in 1846 and 1847 /by A. Wislizenus.. Washington: Tippin & Streeper. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.41509.
https://www.gardenia.net/plant/echinocereus-coccineus Wikidata ☰ Q288539 entry
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