Echinocereus pentalophus
| Echinocereus pentalophus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Core eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Cactaceae |
| Subfamily: | Cactoideae |
| Tribe: | Pachycereeae |
| Genus: | Echinocereus |
| Species: | E. pentalophus |
| Binomial name | |
| Echinocereus pentalophus (DC.) Lem.[1] | |
Echinocereus pentalophus, with the common name Ladyfinger cactus, is a species of Echinocereus cactus, in the Pachycereeae Tribe.
It is native to North America.
Distribution
The cactus species is found from San Luis Potosí state, through Northeastern Mexico, and into the southern Rio Grande Valley in southeastern Texas. [1]
References
- 1 2 "Echinocereus pentalophus". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved September 7, 2013.
Echinocereus pentalophus in native habitat, San Luis Potosí, Northeastern Mexico.
Close up of flowers.
Echinocereus pentalophus specimen in Kew Gardens, London.
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