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Allicoche hedgehog cactus (Echinocereus papillosus)

Description

Echinocereus papillosus grows abundantly and forms low groups of up to one meter in diameter. The predominantly upright brownish green cylindrical shoots have diameters of up to 7 centimeters. There are six to ten ribs , which are distinctly wart-like. The single grayish central mandrel has a length of up to 1.5 centimeters. The seven to eleven spreading, stiff and whitish marginal spines are 1 to 1.5 centimeters long.

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum: Magnoliophyta

        • Class: Magnoliopsida

          • Order: Caryophyllales

            • Family: Cactaceae

              • Genus: Echinocereus