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Echinocereus chisoensis
Also called Chisos Hedgehog Cactus, Chisos Lace Cactus
Echinocereus chisoensis is a rare North American species of cactus known by the common name Chisos Mountain hedgehog cactus.
The plant is native to the Chihuahuan Desert of northern Mexico in the states of Coahuila, Chihuahua, and Durango and in Brewster County, Texas, United States below 1000 meters. Plants are found growing in desert grasslands or open xerophyllous shrublands in limestone flats and soil.
Echinocereus acanthosetus · Echinocereus acifer · Echinocereus adustus · Apache hedgehog cactus · Arizona Hedgehog Cactus · Baker Kingcup Cactus · Echinocereus barthelowanus · Berlandier's hedgehog cactus · Pinkflower hedgehog cactus · Brandegee's Hedgehog Cactus · Sonoran Rainbow Hedgehog · Echinocereus canus
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Echinocereus chisoensis 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.
