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Echinocereus nivosus

Echinocereus nivosus
Photo: H. Zell, CC BY-SA 3.0

Echinocereus nivosus is a small, clumping cactus from the Sierra Madre Oriental of Coahuila, Mexico, known from only two collection sites. It forms cushions with glassy white spines and deep pink flowers, and it grows best in full sun with very sharp drainage.

Family
Cactaceae (Cactus family)
Grows as
Succulent
Light
Full sun
Water
Water deeply when the soil is fully dry, and water sparingly in winter.
Soil
Fast-draining cactus mix with added grit or perlite.
Temperature
18–35 °C; protect below 5 °C
How easy
Easy

About

Echinocereus nivosus is a species of cactus native to Mexico.

Where it grows

The species is known only from two collection sites about 1900 to 2000 meters above sea level in the Sierra Madre Oriental, in the southeastern part of the state of Coahuila. It inhabits exposed sites of limestone rock.

Other Echinocereus plants

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 nivosus by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

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