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Devilthorn

Echinocereus pseudopectinatus

Also called Devil-thorn

Devilthorn
Photo: Jonathan Rodriguez, CC BY 4.0
Family
Cactaceae (Cactus family)
Grows as
Succulent
Native range
SE. Arizona to Mexico (NE. Sonora)
Climate
desert or dry shrubland

About

Echinocereus pseudopectinatus is a species of cactus native to Mexico and the United States.

Where it grows

Echinocereus pseudopectinatus is found in a small area in Cochise County, Arizona, USA, and in the neighboring Mexican state of Sonora between 800 and 1500 meters. The plant grows on rocky outcrops in the Chihuahuan Desert growing along with Mammillaria standleyi, Echinocereus rigidissimus and Coryphantha recurvata.

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 pseudopectinatus 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.

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