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The Arizona hedgehog cactus is a dark green succulent perennial plant in the Cactaceae family. Individual plants have large, robust stems that distinguish it from other species of Echinocereus. Stems range in size from 2.5 to 16 inches in height and six to ten inches in diameter.
hedgehog cactus, (genus Echinocereus), genus of about 60 species of cacti (family Cactaceae), native from central Mexico to the western United States. The common name hedgehog refers to the spiny fruit, which is edible in many species.
The scientific name of kingcup cactus is Echinocereus triglochidiatus Engelm. (Cactaceae) [2, 16, 24, 54]. A single variety is recognized:
The Arizona hedgehog cactus (Echinocereus triglochidiatus var. arizonicus) is endemic to central Arizona in Gila and Pinal Counties, and has been federally listed as endangered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) since 1979.
Echinocereus triglochidiatus is a species of hedgehog cactus known by several common names, including kingcup cactus, claret cup cactus, red-flowered hedgehog cactus and Mojave mound cactus.
Scientific Name: Echinocereus engelmannii Common Name: Engelmann's Hedgehog Cactus Also Called: Calico Cactus, Engelmann Hedgehog, Hedgehog Cactus, Saints cactus, Strawberry Cactus, Strawberry Hedgehog, Strawberry Hedgehog Cactus, Purple Torch (Spanish: Sinita Barbona, Cacto Fresa, Pitahayita)
The Arizona hedgehog is a multi-stemmed columnar cactus up to 40 cm tall, with 10 tuberculate ribs. There can be up to fifty stems in a single clump, but it is more common to find clumps with 5-10 stems.
The scientific name of pinkflower hedgehog cactus is Echinocereus fendleri (Engelm.) Sencke ex J.N. Haage (Cactaceae) [ 15 , 22 ]. Systematists disagree on the number of valid subspecies within Echinocereus fendleri [ 1 , 2 , 38 ].
The name comes from the Ancient Greek ἐχῖνος (echinos), meaning "sea urchin", and the Latin cereus meaning "candle". They are sometimes known as hedgehog cacti, [2] a term also used for the Pediocactus and Echinopsis. [3]
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