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Echinocereus fasciculatus

Echinocereus fasciculatus

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Source-backed classification draft for Echinocereus fasciculatus.

Scientific taxonomy article

Echinocereus fasciculatus

Echinocereus fasciculatus (Engelm. ex B.D.Jacks.) L.D.Benson 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, SOUTHWESTERNUSA, NWMOO, MEXICO, MXN, MXNSI, MXECO, MXEHI, MXECU, MXETA, ARI, MXNBS; Arizona to SW. New Mexico and Mexico (Sonora, Sinaloa, 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 fasciculatus (Engelm. ex B.D.Jacks.) L.D.Benson". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:87894-2 ↩
  2. GBIF Secretariat. "Echinocereus fasciculatus". GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://www.gbif.org/species/6382670 ↩

Plants In This Group

Echinocereus fasciculatus

Echinocereus fasciculatus

Echinocereus fasciculatus

Echinocereus fasciculatus, commonly known as the strawberry hedgehog cactus, is a cold hardy, clumping succulent subshrub belonging to the Cactaceae family. Highly appreciated for its spectacular magenta blooms and robust, spiny clusters, it represents a classic element of North American desert landscapes .