Echinocereus subinermis
| Echinocereus subinermis | |
|---|---|
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| E. subinermis, Blühende Kakteen (cropped) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Core eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Cactaceae |
| Subfamily: | Cactoideae |
| Tribe: | Pachycereeae |
| Genus: | Echinocereus Engelm.[1] |
| Species: | Echinocereus subinermis |
Echinocereus subinermis is a species of flowering plant in the cactus family Cactaceae, native to north, northwestern, and central Mexico. The stem is a ball with 5 to 8 prominent ribs, growing to a cylinder or cone 30 cm (12 in) tall and wide, and producing yellow flowers 8 cm (3 in) long in early summer.[2]
In cultivation in temperate regions it requires the protection of glass with heat. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[3]
References
- ↑ "Genus: Echinocereus Engelm.". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2004-02-13. Retrieved 2011-04-10.
- ↑ RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 1405332964.
- ↑ "RHS Plant Selector - Echinocereus subinermis". Retrieved 17 July 2013.
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