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Cephalocereus delaetii Gürke
Monatsschr. Kakteenk. xix. 116 (1909)
Family: CACTACEAE

Accepted Scientific Name: Echinocereus longisetus subs. delaetii (Gürke) N.P.Taylor
Cactaceae Consensus Init. 3: 9. 1997

Cephalocereus delaetii (Echinocereus longisetus subs. delaetii) Photo by: Alexander Arzberger
Long, wavy, white, hairlike spines distinguish this species from its relatives in the genus. Its Spanish common name, viejitos, or little old man, is a fairly apt description of this unusual hedgehog — the only plant in the genus with long curling hairs.

Synonyms:

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Accepted name in llifle Database:
Echinocereus longisetus (Engelm.) Rümpler
Handb. Cacteenk. (ed. 2 - Rümpler) 822. 1886
Synonymy: 3 Accepted name in llifle Database:
Echinocereus longisetus subs. delaetii (Gürke) N.P.Taylor
Cactaceae Consensus Init. 3: 9. 1997
Synonymy: 4 Accepted name in llifle Database:
Echinocereus longisetus subs. freudenbergeri (G.Frank) W.Blum in W.Blum et al.
Echinocereus Monogr. (preprint) [6] (1998)
Synonymy: 3 Accepted name in llifle Database:
Echinocereus longisetus var. rayonesensis (N.P.Taylor)
Field number: L 1101(Collector: Alfred Bernhard Lau)
Synonymy: 2
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Common Names include:
ENGLISH: old man hedgehog cactus, little old man
RUSSIAN (Русский): Эxиноцереус Де-Ле
SPANISH (Español): viejitos

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

  • Echinocereus longisetus (Engelm.) Rümpler: has long bristle like white spines, cylindrical erect stems up to 30 cm long and less than 8 cm in diameter, 17 or fewer ribs. Distribution: N. central Coahuila and w. central Nuevo Leon.
  • Echinocereus longisetus subs. delaetii (Gürke) N.P.Taylor: It has stems up to 8 cm in diameter, 17-24 ribs and hairlike curled central spines. Distribution: Southern Coahuila above 1800 m.
  • Echinocereus longisetus subs. freudenbergeri (G.Frank) W.Blum in W.Blum et al.: has solitary or clustering cylindrical stems up to 15 cm high, 4-6 cm in diameter. Spines 20-25, whitish to gray-brown to brown, up to 2.5 cm long. Distribution: Cuatrocienegas and Torreon, Coahuila, Mexico.
  • Echinocereus longisetus var. rayonesensis (N.P.Taylor): has thinner stems about 2.5 to 3.5 in diameter and spines are longer and overall appearance is whiter.


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