Echinocereus pamanesii
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| Echinocereus pamanesii | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Cactaceae |
| Subfamily: | Cactoideae |
| Genus: | Echinocereus |
| Species: | E. pamanesii |
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| Echinocereus pamanesii A.B.Lau 1981 | |
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Echinocereus pamanesii is a species of cactus native to Mexico.[2]
Echinocereus pamanesii usually grows solitary.[3] The dark green cylindrical shoots are up to 35 cm (14 in) long and have a diameter of 8 cm (3.1 in) with twelve to 19 ribs.[3] The up to two protruding to spreading central spines, which can also be missing, are brownish.[3] They are up to 1.7 cm (0.67 in) long.[3] The nine to twelve yellowish to whitish radial spines lie on the surface of the shoot and are up to 1 cm (0.39 in) long.[3]
The funnel-shaped flowers are deep pink and have a whitish throat.[3] They appear well below the shoot tips, are up to 9 centimeters long and reach the same diameter.[3] The egg-shaped brownish green fruits are woolly and have thorns.[3][4]
Distribution
Echinocereus pamanesii is found in the rocky hills in Mexican state of Zacatecas.[2]
Plant growing in Veintisiete de Noviembre, Durango, Mexico
Habitat in Puerto del Aguililla, Durango, Mexico
