Echinocereus schereri
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| Echinocereus schereri | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Cactaceae |
| Subfamily: | Cactoideae |
| Genus: | Echinocereus |
| Species: | E. schereri |
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| Echinocereus schereri G.Frank 1990 | |
Echinocereus schereri is a species of cactus native to Mexico.[2]
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]
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