Echinocereus engelmannii
Echinocereus engelmannii
Echinocereus engelmannii
Echinocereus engelmannii (Parry ex Engelm.) Lem. 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 NEVOO, MXNBS, ARIOO, UTA, NORTHERNAMERICA, CALOO, SOUTHWESTERNUSA, UTAOO, MEXICO, MXNSI, ARI, MXN_BC; SW. U.S.A. to Mexico (Baja California, NW. Sonora).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 engelmannii (Parry ex Engelm.) Lem.". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:132348-1 ↩
- GBIF Secretariat. "Echinocereus engelmannii". GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://www.gbif.org/species/3084111 ↩
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