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Cereus dasyacanthus Engelm.
Mem. Amer. Acad. Arts ser. 2, 4(1): 50. 1849 [10 Feb 1849] ; Pl. Fendler.
Family: CACTACEAE

Accepted Scientific Name: Echinocereus dasyacanthus Engelm.
Mem. Tour N. Mexico [Wislizenus] 100. 1848 Wisliz., Wisliz., Wisliz.

Cereus dasyacanthus (Echinocereus dasyacanthus) Photo by: Peiffer Clement
Field number SB 405.2 (Collector Steven Brack) Crockett County, Texas, USA.

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Accepted name in llifle Database:
Echinocereus dasyacanthus Engelm.
Mem. Tour N. Mexico [Wislizenus] 100. 1848
Synonymy: 21
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Common Names include:
ENGLISH: Texas Rainbow Hedgehog, Yellow Pitaya, Golden Rainbow Hedghog Cactus, Texas Rainbow Cactus, Yellow-flowered pitaya, Spiny Hedgehog Cactus
SPANISH (Español): Órgano-pequeño Arcoiris de Texas

Subspecies, varieties, forms and cultivars of plants belonging to the Echinocereus dasyacanthus group

  • Echinocereus dasyacanthus Engelm.: each year's new spines make a distinct band around the plant. The result is a stem with alternating bands of colour. Flowers yellow. Distribution: USA (Texas, Oklahoma and New Mexico) and Mexico
  • Echinocereus dasyacanthus var. ctenoides (Engelm.) Backeb.: has yellow, orange, or a blend of yellow and orange flowers to 10 cm scross. Flowerless plant resemble E. pectinatus. Distribution: Southern Texas and Coahuila, Mexico.
  • Echinocereus dasyacanthus var. rectispinus Trocha & Fethke: has slightly longer brown or purplish-black central spines. There are no other clear distinguishing features, and it be regarded as the same species. Distribution: Chihuahua, Mexico.

29525 cpif Peiffer Clement
Cereus dasyacanthus (Echinocereus dasyacanthus) Photo by: Peiffer Clement
20151 julio Julio C. García
Cereus dasyacanthus (Echinocereus dasyacanthus) Photo by: Julio C. García

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Cereus dasyacanthus (Echinocereus dasyacanthus) Photo by: Xero Sicyos
14342 valentino Valentino Vallicelli
Cereus dasyacanthus (Echinocereus dasyacanthus) Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli

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Cereus dasyacanthus (Echinocereus dasyacanthus) Photo by: Cactus Art
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Cereus dasyacanthus (Echinocereus dasyacanthus) Photo by: Cactus Art

20152 julio Julio C. García
Cereus dasyacanthus (Echinocereus dasyacanthus) Photo by: Julio C. García
14346 cactus-art Cactus Art
Cereus dasyacanthus (Echinocereus dasyacanthus) Photo by: Cactus Art

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