Echinocereus leucanthus
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| Echinocereus leucanthus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Cactaceae |
| Subfamily: | Cactoideae |
| Genus: | Echinocereus |
| Species: | E. leucanthus |
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| Echinocereus leucanthus N.P.Taylor 1985 | |
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Echinocereus leucanthus is a species of cactus native to Mexico.[2]
Echinocereus leucanthus branches out from the base and grows with cylindrical, slender light to dark green shoots that reach a diameter of 3 millimeters to 6 millimeters. The basally tapered shoots, which in the natural location are supported by adjacent vegetation, arise from a large tuberous root and grow up to 30 centimeters high. There are eight very low ribs. The 9 to 18 white radial spines are up to 1 millimeter long. 2 to 3, sometimes more, blackish central spines are formed per areole, which are less than 1 millimeter long. The funnel-like flowers that appear terminally or near the top of the shoot are white. They are 2 to 4 centimeters long and reach a diameter of up to 4 centimeters. The egg-shaped fruits are olive green in color and fragrant.[3]
Distribution
Echinocereus leucanthus is distributed at low altitudes in the Mexican states of Sinaloa and Sonora.
