Biology:Echinocereus pectinatus

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Short description: Species of cactus

Echinocereus pectinatus
Echinocereus pectinatus 3.JPG
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Subfamily: Cactoideae
Genus: Echinocereus
Species:
E. pectinatus
Binomial name
Echinocereus pectinatus
(Scheidw.) Engelm., 1848

Echinocereus pectinatus is a species of hedgehog cactus. It was first described by Engelmann in 1848. It is found in the south-western US (New Mexico and Texas ) and northern Mexico (Chihuahua and Sonora).[1]

Subspecies

  • Echinocereus pectinatus subsp. pectinatus
  • Echinocereus pectinatus subsp. rutowiorum W.Blum
  • Echinocereus pectinatus subsp. wenigeri (L.D.Benson) W.Blum & Rutow

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q150970 entry