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Cereus engelmannii Parry ex Engelm.
Amer. J. Sci. Arts ser. 2, 14: 338. 1852
Family: CACTACEAE

Accepted Scientific Name: Echinocereus engelmannii (Parry ex Engelm.) Lem.
Cactées 56. 1868

Cereus engelmannii (Echinocereus engelmannii) Photo by: Amante Darmanin
This is one of the most interesting species with the genus Echinocereus for its attractively spination.

Synonyms:

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Accepted name in llifle Database:
Echinocereus engelmannii (Parry ex Engelm.) Lem.
Cactées 56. 1868
Synonymy: 17
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Common Names include:
ENGLISH: Varied-spines Hedgehog, Strawberry Hedgehog, Purple-spined Hedgehog Cactus, Neddle-spine Hedgehog, Munz's Hedgehog Cactus, Indian Strawberry Cactus, Howe Hedgehog, Engelmann's Hedgehog, Dagger-spine Hedgehog, Calico Cactus, Engelmann´s Hedgehog Cactus, Strawberry Cactus, Strawberry hedgehog cactus, Hedgehog Cactus
SPANISH (Español): Órgano-pequeño Fresa, Pitayita

Subspecies, varieties, forms and cultivars of plants belonging to the Echinocereus engelmannii group

  • Echinocereus engelmannii (Parry ex Engelm.) Lem.: ( var. engelmannii) ha 4 to 6 central spines whitish, golden-yellow, reddish brown to nearly black. It is a highly variable species. Distribution: Southwestern USA (California, Nevada, and Arizona) and northwestern Mexico (Baja California and Sonora).
  • Echinocereus engelmannii var. acicularis L.D.Benson in L.D.Benson: has only 2-4 central spines and more robust habit. Distribution: California, Arizona, Baja California and Sonora.
  • Echinocereus engelmannii var. armatus L.D.Benson: is the most formidably spiny extreme of the species, central spines up to 13 cm long. Distribution: California and Nevada.
  • Echinocereus engelmannii var. chrysocentrus (Engelm. & J.M.Bigelow) Rümpler in C.F.Först.: has 5-6 very stout yellowish to brown central spines, up to 7 cm long (or more), but it is very variable. Distribution: California, Nevada, Arizona, and Utah.
  • Echinocereus engelmannii var. howei L.D.Benson: Distribution: California and Nevada.
  • Echinocereus engelmannii var. munzii (Parish) W.Pierce & Fosberg: is a mountain form with white spines twisting up up from small bodies, with 4 central spines (except in an occasional areole) instead of 1 and magenta flowers. Distribution: California and Baja California.
  • Echinocereus engelmannii var. purpureus L.D.Benson: is a dark-colored, short-spined morphological form that occurs interspersed throughout populations of Echinocereus engelmannii var. chrysocentrus. Distribution: Utah.
  • Echinocereus engelmannii var. variegatus (Engelm. & J.M.Bigelow) Rümpler in C.F.Först.: has multicoloured dark-colored spines, typically the central spines are long red or black and contrasts nicely with the white radial spines. Distribution: Arizona and Utah.

14308 valentino Valentino Vallicelli
Cereus engelmannii (Echinocereus engelmannii) Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli
29942 RapCactus Raimondo Paladini
Echinocereus engelmannii, Arizona, USA. (Echinocereus engelmannii) Photo by: Raimondo Paladini

14309 valentino Valentino Vallicelli
Cereus engelmannii (Echinocereus engelmannii) Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli
30117 RapCactus Raimondo Paladini
Echinocereus engelmannii, Nayarit, Sonora, Mexico. (Echinocereus engelmannii) Photo by: Raimondo Paladini

29941 RapCactus Raimondo Paladini
Echinocereus engelmannii, Arizona, USA. (Echinocereus engelmannii) Photo by: Raimondo Paladini
14310 valentino Valentino Vallicelli
Cereus engelmannii (Echinocereus engelmannii) Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli


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