Echinocereus schereri

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Echinocereus schereri
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Subfamily: Cactoideae
Genus: Echinocereus
Species:
E. schereri
Binomial name
Echinocereus schereri
G.Frank 1990

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

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Description

Echinocereus schereri typically grows solitary with gray-green cylindrical shoots up to 22 cm (8.7 in) long and 10 cm (3.9 in) in diameter. It has 12 to 18 tuberous ribs and no central spines. There are 21 to 24 comb-like radial spines, slightly pink to brownish with darker tips, measuring 0.6 to 1.2 cm (0.24 to 0.47 in) long. The flowers are funnel-shaped and reddish-purple, appearing near the shoot tips. They are 8 to 9 cm (3.1 to 3.5 in) long and 8 to 11 cm (3.1 to 4.3 in) in diameter. The fruits are spherical to egg-shaped, starting green and turning brown. [3]

Distribution

Echinocereus schereri is found growing in the rocky slopes and shrub-land in Sonora ( Sierra de Alamos, San Antonio, Arroyo Gochico, Rio Cuchujaqui, upper Rio Cuchujaqui, E of Maicoba), Chihuahua ( Sierra Charuco), and Durango, Mexico at elevations between 350 to 1800 meters. Plants are found along with Cochemiea grahamii , Mammillaria standleyi , Mammillaria marksiana , Mammillaria berkiana , Mammillaria standleyi , and Echinocereus subinermis . [4]

Taxonomy

It was first described by Gerhard R. W. Frank in 1990. The species is named in honor of German cactus collector Egon Scherer. [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 schereri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017: e.T152750A121487084. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T152750A121487084.en .
  2. ↑ "Echinocereus schereri G.Frank". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2024-06-29.
  3. ↑ Anderson, Edward F.; Eggli, Urs (2005). Das grosse Kakteen-Lexikon (in German). Stuttgart (Hohenheim): Ulmer. p. 208. ISBN   3-8001-4573-1.
  4. ↑ "Echinocereus scheeri". LLIFLE. 2013-08-04. Retrieved 2024-07-03. Creative Commons by-sa small.svg  This article incorporates textfrom this source, which is available under the CC BY-SA 3.0 license.
  5. ↑ "Au Cactus Francophone". Au Cactus Francophone (in French). Retrieved 2024-07-03.
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