Echinocereus pectinatus (Scheidw.) Engelm.

Órgano-pequeño peine (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Cactaceae > Echinocereus

Characteristics

A cactus.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.13 - 0.18
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Xerophyllous scrub, degraded grasslands, limestone outcrops; at elevations from 300-1,900 metres.
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It is a tropical plant.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-3
Soil texture 5-6
Soil acidity 2-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-11

Usage

The fruit are eaten raw.
Uses environmental use food
Edible fruits
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -7
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Echinocereus pectinatus unspecified picture

Distribution

Echinocereus pectinatus world distribution map, present in United States of America

Conservation status

Echinocereus pectinatus threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID -
WFO ID wfo-0000661397
COL ID 38GV6
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Echinocactus pectiniferus Echinocereus pectinatus Cereus pectinatus Cereus pectiniferus Echinocactus pectinatus Echinopsis pectinata Cereus dasyacanthus var. minor Echinocactus pectiniferus var. laevior Echinocereus pectinatus var. jamauvei Echinocereus pectinatus var. minor Echinocereus pectinatus var. reichenbachii Echinocereus pectinatus var. rufispinus Echinocereus pectinatus var. candicans Echinocereus pectinatus var. castaneus Echinocereus pectinatus var. laevior Echinocereus pectinatus var. robustior Echinopsis pectinata var. laevior Echinocactus pectinifer Echinocereus pectinatus var. bauerii Echinocereus pectinatus var. tamaulipensis Echinocereus pectinatus var. texensis Echinocereus pectinatus var. pectinatus Echinocactus pectinifer var. laevior

Lower taxons

Echinocereus pectinatus subsp. wenigeri Echinocereus pectinatus subsp. pectinatus Echinocereus pectinatus subsp. rutowiorum