Echinocereus freudenbergeri
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| Echinocereus freudenbergeri | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Cactaceae |
| Subfamily: | Cactoideae |
| Genus: | Echinocereus |
| Species: | E. freudenbergeri |
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| Echinocereus freudenbergeri G.Frank | |
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Echinocereus freudenbergeri is a species of Echinocereus found in Mexico.[1]
Echinocereus freudenbergi grows either solitary or in groups. Its cylindrical green stem is 15 cm (5.9 in) tall and 4 to 6 cm (1.6 to 2.4 in) in diameter, with 14 to 18 ribs. The plant has 20 to 25 grayish to brown spines, up to 2.5 cm (0.98 in) long, without distinction between central and radial spines. It produces pinkish-purple to magenta flowers, 6 to 12 cm (2.4 to 4.7 in) in diameter. The fruit is ovate, carmine red, 20 to 25 mm (0.79 to 0.98 in) long, and 15 to 20 mm (0.59 to 0.79 in) wide.[2]
