Species

Echinocereus arizonicus

Echinocereus arizonicus

Echinocereus arizonicus

Echinocereus arizonicus Rose ex Orcutt 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 MXEAG, MXECU, MXEHI, MXEZA, NWMOO, MXEQU, MXEGU, ARIOO, MXESL, NORTHERNAMERICA, MXEDU, SOUTHWESTERNUSA; Arizona to New Mexico and Mexico (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

  1. Plants of the World Online. "Echinocereus arizonicus Rose ex Orcutt". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:87838-2
  2. GBIF Secretariat. "Echinocereus arizonicus". GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://www.gbif.org/species/7810711

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