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Echinocereus schmollii
Echinocereus schmollii is a species of cactus native to Mexico.
From the article Echinocereus schmollii on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
Echinocereus schmollii typically grows solitary with cylindrical, purple to blackish shoots up to 25 cm (9.8 in) long and 1 cm (0.39 in) in diameter. The roots are slightly thickened. The plant has nine to ten rounded, tuberculated ribs and up to 35 pink hair-like thorns that create a woolly appearance, which turn white or darker and can be up to 7 mm (0.28 in) long. The bright pink, funnel-shaped flowers appear near the tips of the shoots, measuring 3 to 5 cm (1.2 to 2.0 in) long and up to 6 cm (2.4 in) in diameter. The juicy, egg-shaped to spherical fruits are slightly purple-green.
Range & habitat
Echinocereus schmollii is found in the Mexican state of Querétaro growing in the Chihuahuan Desert at elevations around 1,660 to 1,890 m (5,450 to 6,200 ft). It is found growing along with Astrophytum caput-medusae.
Wikipedia: “Distribution”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 205982.