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Echinocereus nicholii
Echinocereus nicholii is a species of cactus native to Arizona in the United States, and Sonora in Mexico.
Echinocereus nicholii is found in the southeastern state of Arizona, USA in the Silverbell mountains near Tucson to Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument and the state of Sonora, Mexico. It thrives in xeric scrublands on limestone and basaltic soils at elevations of 300 to 900 meters above sea level. Plants are found growing with Carnegiea gigantea, Ferocactus cylindraceus, Ferocactus emoryi, Cochemiea grahamii, Cylindropuntia acanthocarpa, Stenocereus thurberi, and sometimes Sclerocactus johnsonii subsp. erectocentrus.
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 nicholii 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.
