Echinocereus pectinatus
Echinocereus pectinatus is a species of hedgehog cactus. It was first described by Engelmann in 1848. It is found in the south-western US (New Mexico and Texas) and northern Mexico (Chihuahua and Sonora).[1]
| Echinocereus pectinatus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Cactaceae |
| Subfamily: | Cactoideae |
| Genus: | Echinocereus |
| Species: | E. pectinatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Echinocereus pectinatus | |
Subspecies
- Echinocereus pectinatus subsp. pectinatus
- Echinocereus pectinatus subsp. rutowiorum W.Blum
- Echinocereus pectinatus subsp. wenigeri (L.D.Benson) W.Blum & Rutow
References
- "Echinocereus pectinatus (Scheidw.) Engelm. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2020-11-20.
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