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Echinocereus pentalophus
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Conservation status
Scientific classification

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.

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.

See also

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