Echinocereus triglochidiatus

Echinocereus triglochidiatus

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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Subfamily: Cactoideae
Genus: Echinocereus
Species:
E. triglochidiatus
Binomial name
Echinocereus triglochidiatus
Synonyms

Echinocereus mojavensis

Close-up of Echinocereus triglochidiatus flower; Joshua Tree National Park, California

Echinocereus triglochidiatus is a species of hedgehog cactus known by several common names, including kingcup cactus, claret cup cactus, red-flowered hedgehog cactus and Mojave mound cactus. This cactus is native to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico, where it is a resident of varied habitats from low desert to rocky slopes, scrub, and mountain woodland. E. triglochidiatus is the official state cactus of Colorado.[2]

  1. ^ NatureServe (2023). "Echinocereus triglochidiatus". Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
  2. ^ "State Cactus". Archives. 2015-02-18. Retrieved 2019-08-09.

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