Echinocereus ferreirianus

Echinocereus ferreirianus
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Cactaceae
Subfamily:	Cactoideae
Genus:	Echinocereus
Species:	E. ferreirianus
Binomial name
Echinocereus ferreirianus H.E.Gates

Echinocereus ferreirianus is a species of cactus native to Mexico. ^[2]

Description

Echinocereus ferreirianus can grow solitary or branched, forming small groups. Its green to gray-green spherical to cylindrical shoots reach up to 40 cm (16 in) in height and 4 to 10 cm (1.6 to 3.9 in) in diameter, almost entirely covered by thorns. The four to seven round, often curved central spines start red and turn dark or gray, measuring 1.5 to 10 cm (0.59 to 3.94 in) long. The eight to 14 whitish radial spines are 0.8 to 4.5 cm (0.31 to 1.77 in) long.

The funnel-shaped flowers, light to deep purple-pink with a dark orange to red throat, appear near the tips of the shoots. They are 6 to 10 cm (2.4 to 3.9 in) long and 4 to 9.5 cm (1.6 to 3.7 in) in diameter. ^[3]

Subspecies

There are two recognized subspecies: ^[2]

Image	Scientific name	Distribution
	Echinocereus ferreirianus subsp. ferreirianus	Mexico (C. Baja California)
	Echinocereus ferreirianus subsp. lindsayorum (J.Meyrán) N.P.Taylor	Mexico (C. Baja California)

Distribution

Echinocereus ferreirianus is found in Mexico on the Baja California peninsula growing on loam and pumice slopes. ^[4]

Taxonomy

First described in 1953 by Howard Elliott Gates, the species epithet ferreirianus honors Enrique Ferreira, the Mexican consul from San Diego, California. ^[5]

References

1. León de la Luz, J.L.; Gómez-Hinostrosa, C.; Hernández, H.M. (2017) [amended version of 2013 assessment]. "Echinocereus ferreirianus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017: e.T152620A121481690. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T152620A121481690.en .
2. "Echinocereus ferreirianus H.E.Gates". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2024-06-24.
3. Anderson, Edward F.; Eggli, Urs (2005). Das grosse Kakteen-Lexikon (in German). Stuttgart (Hohenheim): Ulmer. p. 197-198. ISBN   3-8001-4573-1.
4. "Echinocereus ferreirianus". LLIFLE. 2013-08-04. Retrieved 2024-06-29.  This article incorporates textfrom this source, which is available under the CC BY-SA 3.0 license.
5. Cactus, Arizona; Society., Native Flora; (Ariz.), Desert Botanical Garden (1953). "Saguaroland bulletin". Arizona Cactus and Native Flora Society. ISSN   0275-6919 . Retrieved 2024-06-29.