Echinocereus scheeri (Salm-dyck) Scheer

Species

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Cactaceae > Echinocereus

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite evergreen shrub. It grows 0.1-0.5m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.1 - 0.5
Mature height (meter) 0.1 - 0.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Steep cliffs, growing in crevices in granite and in humus pockets, also in canyons inside low dry forest and in pine-oak woodlands and forest clearings; at elevations from 300-2,000 metres.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-3
Soil texture 5-6
Soil acidity 2-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-11

Usage

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

Cultivation

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

Images

Echinocereus scheeri unspecified picture

Conservation status

Echinocereus scheeri threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID -
WFO ID wfo-0000661514
COL ID 38GW8
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Echinocereus scheeri Echinocereus scheeri Cereus scheeri

Lower taxons

Echinocereus scheeri subsp. gentryi Echinocereus scheeri subsp. scheeri