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Mexican Claret Cup

Scientific Name: Echinocereus coccineus ssp. coccineus Engelm.
Synonym: Cereus aggregata, Cereus hexaedrus, Coryphantha aggregata, Echinocereus aggregatus, Echinocereus arizonicus ssp. matudae , Echinocereus arizonicus, Echinocereus canyonensis, Echinocereus coccineus ssp. aggregatus , Echinocereus coccineus ssp. roemeri , Echinocereus coccineus ssp. rosei , Echinocereus decumbens, Echinocereus hexaedrus, Echinocereus hildmannii, Echinocereus krausei, Echinocereus kunzei, Echinocereus matudae, Echinocereus neomexicanus, Echinocereus pectinatus ssp. ctenoides , Echinocereus roemeri, Echinocereus rosei, Echinocereus steerae, Echinocereus toroweapensis, Escobaria aggregata, Mammillaria aggregata
Family: Cactaceae

'Echinocereus matudae' in June from Uhlig Nursery

Recommended Temperature Zone:
USDA: 9-11

Frost Tolerance: 15°F (-10°C)

Origin: Southwestern USA, Mexico (Sonora, Coahuila, Chihuahua)

Growth Habits: Usually clumping, often in large colonies, dark green stem, up to 16 inches tall (40 cm), 1 to 2 inches in diameter (5 cm); 8 to 11 ribs; spines mostly undifferentiated between radials and centrals; 0 to 4 centrals, up to 3 inches long (7.5 cm); 5-20 radials

Blooming Habits:
Orange-red flowers, up to 3 inches in diameter (8 cm), stigma with 7 or 8 lobes.

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