Echinocereus pulchellus (Mart.) K.Schum.

Cactus (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Cactaceae > Echinocereus

Characteristics

A cactus.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.02 - 0.05
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

It is a tropical plant.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-3
Soil texture 5-6
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-10

Usage

Uses -
Edible fruits
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -7
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Echinocereus pulchellus unspecified picture

Distribution

Echinocereus pulchellus world distribution map, present in Mexico

Conservation status

Echinocereus pulchellus threat status: Vulnerable

Identifiers

LSID -
WFO ID wfo-0000661446
COL ID 38GVJ
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Echinocactus pulchellus Cereus amoenus Cereus pulchellus Echinocereus amoenus Echinocereus pulchellus Echinonyctanthus pulchellus Echinopsis pulchella Echinopsis amoena Echinocereus pulchellus var. amoenus Echinocereus pulchellus subsp. sladkovskyi Echinocereus pulchellus subsp. pulchellus Echinocereus pulchellus var. amoenus Echinopsis pulchella var. amoena