Species

Echinocereus websterianus

Echinocereus websterianus

Echinocereus websterianus

Echinocereus websterianus G.E.Linds. 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 MEXICO, MXNSI, MXNBS, MXNBC, MXN, MXNSO, NORTHERN_AMERICA; Mexico (Sonora: I. San Pedro Nolasco).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 websterianus G.E.Linds.". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:88056-2
  2. GBIF Secretariat. "Echinocereus websterianus". GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://www.gbif.org/species/3953435

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