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Echinocereus scheeri
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In bloom
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A specimen with pink petals
Scientific classification
Genus:
Echinocereus
Species:
scheeri
Synonyms
List
  • Cereus salm-dyckianus Hemsl.
  • Cereus scheeri Salm-Dyck
  • Echinocereus chaletii W.Rischer
  • Echinocereus cucumis Werderm.
  • Echinocereus gentryi Clover
  • Echinocereus klapperi W.Blum
  • Echinocereus rischeri (R.C.Römer) W.Rischer
  • Echinocereus salmianus K.Schum.
  • Echinocereus sanpedroensis Raudonat & W.Rischer
  • Echinocereus scheeri subsp. paridensis W.Rischer & Trocha
  • Echinocereus scheeri subsp. rischeri R.C.Römer

Echinocereus scheeri is a species of hedgehog cactus in the family Cactaceae, native to northern Mexico. With its dramatic offsets, it has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.

Subtaxa

The following subspecies are currently accepted:

  • Echinocereus scheeri subsp. chaletii (W.Rischer) N.P.Taylor – Chihuahua
  • Echinocereus scheeri subsp. gentryi (Clover) N.P.Taylor – eastern Sonora to western Chihuahua
  • Echinocereus scheeri subsp. scheeri

See also

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