Echinocereus pentalophus

Echinocereus pentalophus, with the common name ladyfinger cactus, is a species of Echinocereus cactus, in the Pachycereeae Tribe.
It is native to North America.

Echinocereus pentalophus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Core eudicots
Order:
Caryophyllales
Family:
Cactaceae
Subfamily:
Cactoideae
Tribe:
Pachycereeae
Genus:
Echinocereus
Species:
E. pentalophus
Binomial name
Echinocereus pentalophus
(DC.) Lem.[1]

Distribution

The cactus species is found from San Luis Potosí state, through Northeastern Mexico, and into the southern Rio Grande Valley in southeastern Texas.[1]

References
  1. "Echinocereus pentalophus". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. 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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