Echinocereus ctenoides

Plant Characteristics
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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Echinocereus ctenoides in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Echinocereus ctenoides, Lem. (Cereus ctenoides, Engelm.). Sts. solitary or rarely branching, cylindrical to elongated ovoid, reaching a height of 6 in. and a diam. of 2½ in.: ribs 15-16, usually straight: radial spines 13- 22, horizontally radiate, pectinate, subulate, bases bulbose and laterally compressed, stiff, straight or often slightly curved, the laterals longest and about ⅜ in.. the upper ones very short, white or sometimes with brownish tips; centrals 2-3 or rarely 4, superposed, coarser, bulbose at the base, short and conical to ¼ in. long, reddish; later all the spines are gray: fls. lateral, from near the crown, 2½-3 in. long; ovary and short tube white bristly: corolla yellow, with greenish throat. Texas, and N. Mex.-This species is very rare in cult. ^CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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