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Echinocactus horripilus var. erectocentrus (J.M.Coult.) F.A.C.Weber
Gesamtbeschr. Kakt. 443. 1898 In synon
Family: CACTACEAE

Accepted Scientific Name: Echinomastus erectocentrus (J.M.Coult.) Britton & Rose
Cactaceae (Britton & Rose) 3: 148, fig. 154. 1922 Britton & Rose

Echinocactus horripilus var. erectocentrus (Echinomastus erectocentrus) Photo by: Prof. Ilham Alakbarov

Synonyms:

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Accepted name in llifle Database:
Echinomastus erectocentrus (J.M.Coult.) Britton & Rose
Cactaceae (Britton & Rose) 3: 148, fig. 154. 1922
Synonymy: 14
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Common Names include:
ENGLISH: Acuña cactus, Needle-spine pineapple cactus, Pineapple cactus, Purple-spined viznagita, Red pineapple cactus, , Red-spine Butterfly-cactus, Redspine Fishhook Cactus
SPANISH (Español): Biznaga-Bola de Centrales Erectas

Subspecies, varieties, forms and cultivars of plants belonging to the Echinomastus erectocentrus group

  • Echinomastus erectocentrus (J.M.Coult.) Britton & Rose: has ovoid to short-cylindric stems to 37 cm high and 12 cm broad, pale bluish green. Radial spines 11-17. Central spines 1-4. Distribution: Mexican state of Sonora and southern Arizona.
  • Echinomastus erectocentrus subs. acunensis (W.T.Marshall) U.Guzmán: has ovoid to short-cylindric stems to 27 cm high and 10 cm broad. Radial spines 11-15. Central spines 1-4. Distribution: Acuna valley and Gila River, east of Florence in south central Arizona and adjacent Mexico (Sonora).

26162 Ilham Prof. Ilham Alakbarov
Echinocactus horripilus var. erectocentrus (Echinomastus erectocentrus) Photo by: Prof. Ilham Alakbarov
26083 Ilham Prof. Ilham Alakbarov
Echinocactus horripilus var. erectocentrus (Echinomastus erectocentrus) Photo by: Prof. Ilham Alakbarov


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