Echinocereus subinermis (Echinocereus subinermis)
Description
Echinocereus subinermis is a species of flowering plant in the cactus family Cactaceae, native to north, northwestern, and central Mexico. The stem is a ball with 5 to 8 prominent ribs, growing to a cylinder or cone 30 cm (12 in) tall and wide, and producing yellow flowers 8 cm (3 in) long in early summer. In cultivation in temperate regions it requires the protection of glass with heat. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Phylum:
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Class: Magnoliopsida
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Order: Caryophyllales
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Family: Cactaceae
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Genus: Echinocereus
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