Echinocereus stramineus
Echinocereus stramineus
Echinocereus stramineus is a flowering plant in the genus Echinocereus from the cactus family ( Cactaceae ). The specific epithet comes from the Latin stramineus means straw yellow ' and refers to the spines of the type common names are " Agosteña ", " Porcupine Hedgehog Cactus ", " Sanjuanera ", " Spiny Strawberry Hedgehog" and "Strawberry Cactus".
Description
Echinocereus stramineus vieltriebig grows and forms large cushions with up to 500 drives and diameters of about 1 meter. The cylindrical to its tip gradually tapering shoots are up to 45 centimeters long and have diameters of up to 8 centimeters. They are usually hidden by the spines. There are ten to 17 ribs are provided which are slightly humped. The one to four strong, turning round to slightly flattened, straight to slightly curved, at first straw-colored central spines are whitish later. You have lengths from 4 to 8.7 inches. The seven to 14 initially pink to yellowish and later whitish spines are up to 3 inches long.
The wide funnel-shaped flowers are magenta, bright and appear at a significant distance to the shoot tips. They are from 6 to 12.5 inches long and achieve just such diameter. The smell spherical, red at maturity, very fleshy fruit and taste like strawberries. They are set with sloping glassy spines.
Distribution, systematics and hazard
Echinocereus stramineus is common in the southwestern United States and in Central to Central Mexico.
The first description as Cereus stramineus by George Engelmann was published in 1856. Francisco Seitz introduced the type 1870 in the genus Echinocereus. A synonym is nomenklatorisches Echinocereus enneacanthus var stramineus ( Engelm. ) LDBenson (1969).
We distinguish the following sub- types:
- Echinocereus stramineus subsp. stramineus
- Echinocereus stramineus subsp. occidentalis ( N.P.Taylor ) N.P.Taylor
In the Red List of Threatened Species IUCN, the type is known as " Least Concern ( LC) ," ie, than not led at risk.