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Echinocereus brandegeei
Echinocereus brandegeei is a species of cactus native to Mexico.
Echinocereus brandegeei is found on the Baja California peninsula and some islands in the Gulf of Mexico all islands from San Marcos to Espíritu Santo. It thrives in very dry areas, xeric scrublands, stony areas, and sandy soils near the beach at elevations from 0 to 300 meters. Plants are found growing around Pachycereus pringlei, Stenocereus thurberi, Opuntia tapona, Stenocereus eruca, Cylindropuntia cholla, Ferocactus peninsulae, Ferocactus emoryi subsp. rectispinus, Stenocereus gummosus, Stenocereus thurberi, Jatropha cuneata, Euphorbia lomelii, Bursera microphylla and Fouquieria diguetii. In some part of its range it grows among Echinocereus maritimus and Opuntia invicta.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Echinocereus brandegeei by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
