
Arizona hedgehog
Echinocereus coccineus
Echinocereus coccineus Engelm. is treated as an accepted taxon in Plants of the World Online.1
The current source-backed classification places it in Cactaceae within Echinocereus.12
Its recorded native range/source remark is SOUTHCENTRALUSA, NWMOO, MEXICO, NORTHERNAMERICA, COL, MXEDU, MXECO, MXEHI, TEXOO, MXEAG, MXECU, MXE_TA; Colorado to NE. Mexico.1
POWO records the plant context as succulent subshrub, subtropical.1
This is a source-populated draft intended for later Kaktus Doktoru editorial rewriting; care advice and morphology should be reviewed before publication.
References
- Plants of the World Online. "Echinocereus coccineus Engelm.". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:87864-2 ↩
- GBIF Secretariat. "Echinocereus coccineus". GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://www.gbif.org/species/3084119 ↩
Measured
Draining Mix
Colorado to NE. Mexico
Automatically collected source range/note: SOUTH_CENTRAL_USA, NWM_OO, MEXICO, NORTHERN_AMERICA, COL, MXE_DU, MXE_CO, MXE_HI, TEX_OO, MXE_AG, MXE_CU, MXE_TA; Colorado to NE. Mexico.