Echinocereus russanthus
Echinocereus russanthus
Echinocereus russanthus
Echinocereus russanthus D.Weniger 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, MXEQU, MXEGU, MXESL, MXEDU, NORTHERNAMERICA, TEX, MEXICO, SOUTHCENTRAL_USA; SW. Texas to Mexico (Chihuahua, Coahuila).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 russanthus D.Weniger". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:88012-2 ↩
- GBIF Secretariat. "Echinocereus russanthus". GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://www.gbif.org/species/3084113 ↩
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