Echinocereus parkeri

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Echinocereus parkeri
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Subfamily: Cactoideae
Genus: Echinocereus
Species:
E. parkeri
Binomial name
Echinocereus parkeri
N.P.Taylor, 1988
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Echinocereus parkeri is a species of cactus native to Mexico. [2]

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Description

Echinocereus parkeri grows in compact cushions or open groups with many shoots. The shoots, which are tapered or cylindrical, can reach up to 15 cm (5.9 in) in length and 2 to 6 cm (0.79 to 2.36 in) in diameter. They have six to ten tuberculated ribs. The one to eight central spines, initially dark but soon turning glassy white to yellowish, range from 2 to 6.5 cm (0.79 to 2.56 in) long. The six to 18 slender, mostly glassy radialal spines are 0.7 to 1.2 cm (0.28 to 0.47 in) long. The funnel-shaped flowers are magenta to deep pink with a white throat. They appear near the tips of the shoots, measuring 4.5 to 5.5 cm (1.8 to 2.2 in) in length and 4.5 to 6 cm (1.8 to 2.4 in) in diameter. The green, spherical fruits have white flesh and are covered with falling, glassy white spines. [3]

Subspecies

Accepted subspecies: [2]

Distribution

Echinocereus parkeri is found growing in the Chihuahuan Desert in the Mexican states of Nuevo León, Tamaulipas, San Luis Potosí, and Zacatecas at elevations of 1450 to 1900 meters. Plants are found growing among Mammillaria melanocentra subsp. rubrograndis and Mammillaria glassii . [4]

Taxonomy

The species was first described by Nigel Paul Taylor in 1988. The specific epithet "parkeri" honors David Parker, the founder of the British "Echinocereus Reference Collection." [5]

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References

  1. ↑ Fitz Maurice, B.; Fitz Maurice, W.A.; Hernández, H.M.; Sotomayor, M. (2017) [amended version of 2013 assessment]. "Echinocereus parkeri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017: e.T152947A121495716. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T152947A121495716.en .
  2. 1 2 "Echinocereus parkeri N.P.Taylor". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2024-06-24.
  3. ↑ Anderson, Edward F.; Eggli, Urs (2005). Das grosse Kakteen-Lexikon (in German). Stuttgart (Hohenheim): Ulmer. p. 202. ISBN   3-8001-4573-1.
  4. ↑ "Echinocereus parkeri". LLIFLE. 2013-08-04. Retrieved 2024-07-04. Creative Commons by-sa small.svg  This article incorporates textfrom this source, which is available under the CC BY-SA 3.0 license.
  5. ↑ Taylor, N.P. (1988). "Supplementary notes on Mexican Echinocereus (1)". Bradleya. 6 (6): 65–84. doi:10.25223/brad.n6.1988.a3. ISSN   0265-086X.
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