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Echinocereus sarissophorus Britton & Rose
Cactaceae (Britton & Rose) 3: 38. 1922 [12 Oct 1922]
Family: CACTACEAE

Accepted Scientific Name: Echinocereus enneacanthus Engelm. in Wisliz.
Mem. Tour N. Mexico [Wislizenus] 111-112. 1848. Wisliz., Wisliz., Wisliz.

Echinocereus sarissophorus Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli

Synonyms:

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Accepted name in llifle Database:
Echinocereus enneacanthus Engelm. in Wisliz.
Mem. Tour N. Mexico [Wislizenus] 111-112. 1848.
Synonymy: 11 Accepted name in llifle Database:
Echinocereus enneacanthus subs. brevispinus (W.O.Moore) N.P.Taylor
Cactaceae Consensus Init. 3: 8. 1997
Synonymy: 5
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Common Names include:
ENGLISH: Pitaya hedgehog cactus, Purple pitaya, Alicoche, Purple Echinocereus, Pitahaya, Warty hedgehog, Pitaya, Strawberry hedgehog

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

  • Echinocereus enneacanthus Engelm. in Wisliz.: (subsp. enneacanthus) has stems that are 5 to 25 cm thick; Central spines long and divergent 1-5 per areole, 55-95 mm; radial spines curved up to 4 cm long. Distribution: Big Bend region of the Trans-Pecos, ans west to El Paso.
  • Echinocereus enneacanthus subs. brevispinus (W.O.Moore) N.P.Taylor: has stems that are less than 5 inches thick; Erect and straight central spines and radial spines that are les less than 1.5 cm long. Distribution: New Mexico, south Texas and northern Mexico.
  • Echinocereus enneacanthus f. cristata hort.: crested form.
  • Echinocereus sarissophorus Britton & Rose: has a stout, stubby habit and very long, usually stiff, often bluish spines. Distribution: Coahuila and Chihuahua, Mexico.

18408 valentino Valentino Vallicelli
Echinocereus sarissophorus Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli
18409 valentino Valentino Vallicelli
Echinocereus sarissophorus Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli


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