Echinocereus freudenbergeri

Echinocereus freudenbergeri
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Cactaceae
Subfamily:	Cactoideae
Genus:	Echinocereus
Species:	E. freudenbergeri
Binomial name
Echinocereus freudenbergeri G.Frank
Synonyms
Echinocereus delaetii var. freudenbergeri (G.Frank) N.P.Taylor 1985 Echinocereus longisetus subsp. freudenbergeri (G.Frank) W.Blum 1998

Echinocereus freudenbergeri is a species of Echinocereus found in Mexico.[1]

Description

Echinocereus freudenbergi grows either solitary or in groups. Its cylindrical green stem is 15 cm (5.9 in) tall and 4 to 6 cm (1.6 to 2.4 in) in diameter, with 14 to 18 ribs. The plant has 20 to 25 grayish to brown spines, up to 2.5 cm (0.98 in) long, without distinction between central and radial spines. It produces pinkish-purple to magenta flowers, 6 to 12 cm (2.4 to 4.7 in) in diameter. The fruit is ovate, carmine red, 20 to 25 mm (0.79 to 0.98 in) long, and 15 to 20 mm (0.59 to 0.79 in) wide.[2]

Distribution

This cactus is found in the state of Coahuila, near Cuatro Ciénegas and Torreón, Mexico. It thrives in xeric thickets on rocky or limestone soils at elevations of 800 to 1000 meters above sea level.

Taxonomy

Echinocereus freudenbergi was first described by Gerhard R. W. Frank in 1981.[3] The species epithet honors the German cactus collector Gerhard Freudenberger.

References

1. "Echinocereus freudenbergeri G.Frank". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2024-06-24.
2. Anderson, Edward F.; Eggli, Urs (2005). Das grosse Kakteen-Lexikon (in German). Stuttgart (Hohenheim): Ulmer. p. 198. ISBN 3-8001-4573-1.
3. "Au Cactus Francophone". Au Cactus Francophone (in French). Retrieved 2024-06-26.

External links

• Media related to Echinocereus longisetus subsp. freudenbergeri at Wikimedia Commons
• Data related to Echinocereus freudenbergeri at Wikispecies