Echinocereus polyacanthus

Plant Characteristics
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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Echinocereus polyacanthus in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Echinocereus polyacanthus, Engelm. (Cereus polyacanthus, Engelm.). Sts. clustered, forming thick masses, cylindrical to ellipsoidal: ribs 9-13: radial spines 8-12, robust, subulate, stiff and sharp, under one the longest, nearly 1 in., upper ones scarcely ½ in., white to reddish gray with dark tips; centrals 3-4, bulbose base, stronger, about the length of the radials or the lowest sometimes reaching 2 in., horn-colored; later all the spines become gray: fls. lateral, about 1¾-2¼ in. long, dark scarlet to blood-red: fr. spherical, about 1 in. long, greenish red, spiny. Texas to N. Mex. ^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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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