Echinocereus apachensis

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Echinocereus apachensis

Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Cactaceae
Subfamily:	Cactoideae
Genus:	Echinocereus
Species:	E. apachensis
Binomial name
*Echinocereus apachensis* W.Blum & Rutow 1998
Synonyms
Echinocereus bonkerae subsp. apachensis (W.Blum & Rutow) A.D.Zimmerman 2009

Echinocereus apachensis is a species of cactus native to Mexico.^[1]

Description

Echinocereus apachensis grows in clusters of up to 30 stems. The green cylindrical stems are up to 50 cm (20 in) long and 4 to 6 cm (1.6 to 2.4 in) in diameter. It has twelve to eighteen low ribs that are barely notched. There are one to three downward-pointing central spines, which are curved or twisted and range in color from white to yellowish to brown, with lengths of 1.5 to 10 cm (0.59 to 3.94 in). The twelve to sixteen white to yellowish radial spines spread out or lie against the stems and are 0.5 to 1.5 cm (0.20 to 0.59 in) long.

The funnel-shaped flowers are scarlet with a darker throat and central stripe. They appear below the stem tips, growing up to 5 cm (2.0 in) long and 4 to 6 cm (1.6 to 2.4 in) in diameter. The spherical to egg-shaped orange fruits are 1 to 2.5 cm (0.39 to 0.98 in) long and wide, often splitting open when ripe.^[2]

Description

Echinocereus apachensis is native to Arizona, USA. It is found growing in the Pinal and Santa Catalina Mountains of the Sonoran Desert growing on grassland and chaparral shrublands at elevations from 700 to 1500 meters.^[3]

Taxonomy

It was first described by Wolfgang Blum and Jürgen Rutow in 1998. The species name "apachensis" refers to its occurrence near the Apache Trail.^[4]

References

^ "Echinocereus apachensis W.Blum & Rutow". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2024-06-24.
^ Anderson, Edward F.; Eggli, Urs (2005). Das grosse Kakteen-Lexikon (in German). Stuttgart (Hohenheim): Ulmer. p. 192. ISBN 3-8001-4573-1.
^ "Echinocereus apachensis". LLIFLE. 2013-08-04. Retrieved 2024-06-27. This article incorporates text from this source, which is available under the CC BY-SA 3.0 license.
^ Rutow, Jürgen (1998). Echinocereus. Aachen: Rutow. p. 101. ISBN 3-00-001910-3.

External links

Media related to Echinocereus bonkerae subsp. apachensis at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Echinocereus apachensis at Wikispecies

Taxon identifiers
Echinocereus bonkerae subsp. apachensis	Wikidata: Q92714993 Wikispecies: Echinocereus bonkerae subsp. apachensis CoL: 5H28G GBIF: 10895200 IPNI: 60455210-2 POWO: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:60455210-2 WFO: wfo-0001430697
Echinocereus apachensis	Wikidata: Q1280356 CoL: 38GR9 EoL: 5176496 GBIF: 3958330 iNaturalist: 363938 IPNI: 1001526-1 ITIS: 908208 Open Tree of Life: 6034733 Plant List: kew-2782501 PLANTS: ECAP POWO: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:1001526-1 Species+: 26893 Tropicos: 50179785 WFO: wfo-0000661153

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