Echinocereus pentalophus
Echinocereus pentalophus, with the common name ladyfinger cactus, is a species of Echinocereus cactus, in the tribe Echinocereeae Tribe. It is native to North America.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Cactaceae |
| Subfamily: | Cactoideae |
| Genus: | Echinocereus |
| Species: | E. pentalophus |
| Binomial name | |
| Echinocereus pentalophus (DC.) Lem.[2] | |
Subspecies
- Echinocereus pentalophus subsp. leonensis (Mathsson) N.P.Taylor
- Echinocereus pentalophus subsp. pentalophus
- Echinocereus pentalophus subsp. procumbens (Engelm.) W.Blum & Mich.Lange
Distribution
The cactus species is found from San Luis Potosí state, through Northeastern Mexico, and into the southern Rio Grande Valley in southeastern Texas.[2]
References
- Goettsch, B.K.; Gómez-Hinostrosa, C.; Heil, K.; Terry, M.; Corral-Díaz, R. (2017) [amended version of 2013 assessment]. "Echinocereus pentalophus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T152059A121457023. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T152059A121457023.en. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
- USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Echinocereus pentalophus". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved September 7, 2013.
Echinocereus pentalophus in native habitat, San Luis Potosí, Northeastern Mexico.
Close up of flowers.
Echinocereus pentalophus specimen in Kew Gardens, London.
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