
Spiny Hedgehog Cactus
Echinocereus dasyacanthus
Echinocereus dasyacanthus 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, MEXICO, NWMOO, MXN, MXNSI, MXEDU, NORTHERNAMERICA, MXECO, MXEHI, TEXOO, MXEAG, MXE_CU; SC. U.S.A. and Mexico (N. Sonora to N. Chihuahua).1
POWO records the plant context as succulent subshrub, desert or dry shrubland.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 dasyacanthus Engelm.". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:276220-2 ↩
- GBIF Secretariat. "Echinocereus dasyacanthus". GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://www.gbif.org/species/3084128 ↩
Measured
Draining Mix
SC. U.S.A. and Mexico (N. Sonora to N. Chihuahua)
Automatically collected source range/note: SOUTH_CENTRAL_USA, MEXICO, NWM_OO, MXN, MXN_SI, MXE_DU, NORTHERN_AMERICA, MXE_CO, MXE_HI, TEX_OO, MXE_AG, MXE_CU; SC. U.S.A. and Mexico (N. Sonora to N. Chihuahua).