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Echinocereus freudenbergeri
Echinocereus freudenbergeri is a species of Echinocereus found in Mexico.
From the article Echinocereus freudenbergeri on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
Echinocereus freudenbergi grows either solitary or in groups. Its cylindrical green stem is 15 cm (5.9 in) tall and 4 to 6 cm (1.6 to 2.4 in) in diameter, with 14 to 18 ribs. The plant has 20 to 25 grayish to brown spines, up to 2.5 cm (0.98 in) long, without distinction between central and radial spines. It produces pinkish-purple to magenta flowers, 6 to 12 cm (2.4 to 4.7 in) in diameter. The fruit is ovate, carmine red, 20 to 25 mm (0.79 to 0.98 in) long, and 15 to 20 mm (0.59 to 0.79 in) wide.
Range & habitat
This cactus is found in the state of Coahuila, near Cuatro Ciénegas and Torreón, Mexico. It thrives in xeric thickets on rocky or limestone soils at elevations of 800 to 1000 meters above sea level.
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 274432.