Echinocereus sciurus
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| Echinocereus sciurus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Cactaceae |
| Subfamily: | Cactoideae |
| Genus: | Echinocereus |
| Species: | E. sciurus |
| Binomial name | |
| Echinocereus sciurus (K.Brandegee) Dams 1904 | |
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Echinocereus sciurus is a species of cactus native to Mexico.
Echinocereus sciurus grows like a groundcover, forming clusters up to 60 cm (24 in) wide. The slender shoots, often up to 20 cm (7.9 in) long, are almost hidden by numerous thorns. It has 12 to 17 low ribs, divided into tubercles spaced 5 to 6 mm (0.20 to 0.24 in) apart. The 15 to 18 slender radial spines, pale with brownish tips, are arranged in a circle with small areoles. Several central spines are shorter and have a brown sloping spine. The funnel-shaped flowers are light to deep purple-pink, up to 7 cm (2.8 in) long, and 9 cm (3.5 in) in diameter, with numerous stamens having greenish filaments and a green stigma.[2]
Subspecies
There are two recognized subspecies:[3]
| Image | Scientific name | Distribution |
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| Echinocereus sciurus subsp. floresii (Backeb.) N.P.Taylor | Mexico (NW. Sonora) | |
| Echinocereus sciurus subsp. sciurus | Mexico (S. Baja California Sur) | |
Distribution
Echinocereus sciurus is found in the Sonoran Desert in Baja California Sur and Sinaloa, Mexico, at elevations between 10 and 200 meters. Plants are found growing along with Pachycereus pringlei, Stenocereus thurberi, Lophocereus schottii, Ferocactus townsendianus, Echinocereus barthelowianus, Peniocereus johnstonii, Stenocereus gummosus, Cochemiea schumannii, Cochemiea armillata, and Mammillaria peninsularis.[4]
Plant growing in Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, Mexico
Habitat in San José del Cabo, Baja California Sur, Mexico
Plant growing in Cabo Pulmo, Baja California Sur, Mexico
