Echinocereus coccineus

Echinocereus coccineus

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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Subfamily: Cactoideae
Genus: Echinocereus
Species:
E. coccineus
Binomial name
Echinocereus coccineus
Synonyms
  • Cereus aggregatus J.M.Coult.
  • Cereus coccineus (Engelm.) Engelm.
  • Cereus phoeniceus Engelm.
  • Echinocereus aggregatus Rydb.
  • Echinocereus coccineus subsp. aggregatus W.Blum, Mich.Lange & Rutow
  • Echinocereus phoeniceus (Engelm.) Lem.
  • Echinocereus triglochidiatus subsp. coccineus (Engelm.) U.Guzmán
  • Echinocereus triglochidiatus var. coccineus (Engelm.) W.T.Marshall & T.M.Bock

Echinocereus coccineus (scarlet hedgehog cactus) is a species of hedgehog cactus. Its native to Northern and Central America. It grows on full sun, in sandy or rocky well-drained soil. It can survive in hardiness zones 5-9.

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