Echinocereus stramineus (Engelm.) F.Seitz

A cactus which forms clumps. It grows 30-45 cm high and spreads 0.4-2 m wide. The stems are pale green. They are 25 cm long by 8 cm wide at the base. There are 10-13 lumpy ribs with deep furrows. The spine spots are round and small and white. They are about 1.5 cm apart. There are 7-14 spines which radiate out and they are white and 3 cm long. In the centre there are 1-4 spines which are 4-8.5 cm long. The flowers are purple-pink. They are funnel shaped and 6-12 cm long and wide. The fruit are very fleshy and smell and taste like strawberries.

Chihuahuan desert scrub, rocky slopes, rarely flats, igneous and sedimentary substrates; at elevations from 500-1,800 metres. Rocky limestone slopes in full sun, in desert scrub and pine forest.

The fruit are eaten raw. They are slightly acid.

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings.