Echinocereus schmollii
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Cactaceae |
| Subfamily: | Cactoideae |
| Genus: | Echinocereus |
| Species: | E. schmollii |
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| Echinocereus schmollii (Weing.) N.P.Taylor 1985 | |
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Echinocereus schmollii is a species of cactus native to Mexico.[2]
Echinocereus schmollii typically grows solitary with cylindrical, purple to blackish shoots up to 25 cm (9.8 in) long and 1 cm (0.39 in) in diameter.[3] The roots are slightly thickened.[3] The plant has nine to ten rounded, tuberculated ribs and up to 35 pink hair-like thorns that create a woolly appearance, which turn white or darker and can be up to 7 mm (0.28 in) long.[3]
The bright pink, funnel-shaped flowers appear near the tips of the shoots, measuring 3 to 5 cm (1.2 to 2.0 in) long and up to 6 cm (2.4 in) in diameter.[3] The juicy, egg-shaped to spherical fruits are slightly purple-green.[3]
Distribution
Echinocereus schmollii is found in the Mexican state of Querétaro growing in the Chihuahuan Desert at elevations around 1,660 to 1,890 m (5,450 to 6,200 ft). It is found growing along with Astrophytum caput-medusae.[4]
Habitat in Querétaro, Mexico
Plant blooming in Querétaro
