Echinocereus bonkerae

Echinocereus bonkerae, also known as pinkflower hedgehog cactus,[1] Bonker hedgehog, or short spined strawberry cactus,[2] is a species of hedgehog cactus.[3] It was named in honour of Frances Bonker.[4]

Watercolor painting of green cactus with pink flowers. Caption calls it a short spined strawberry cctus and says "A new and handsome little strawberry cactus, named in honor of Frances Bonker for her writings depicting the beauty and charm of the desert land."
Illustration of Echinocereus bonkerae by Ella Howard Estill from book The Fantastic Clan

Echinocereus bonkerae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Subfamily: Cactoideae
Genus: Echinocereus
Species:
E. bonkerae
Binomial name
Echinocereus bonkerae
Thornb. & Bonker, 1932

References
  1. USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Echinocereus bonkerae". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
  2. Thornber, John James; Bonker, Frances (1932). The Fantastic Clan, The Cactus Family. New York: THE MACMILLAN COMPANY.
  3. Scott Calhoun (2012). The Gardener's Guide to Cactus. Timber. p. 34. ISBN 978-1-60469-380-5.
  4. "Echinocereus bonkerae THORNBER et BONKER". Echinocereus Online (in German). 2015-03-19. Retrieved 2019-05-17.


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