Echinocereus stramineus ssp. occidentalis


Scientific Name: Echinocereus stramineus ssp. occidentalis (N.P.Taylor) N.P.Taylor
Synonym: Echinocereus stramineus var. occidentalis
Family: Cactaceae

Origin: Mexico (Durango)

Growth Habits: Clumping cactus forming large colonies of several hundred heads, each head up to 12 inches long (30 cm), 3.5 inches in diameter (9 cm), 10 to 13 ribs; 1 to 4 central spines, up to 3 inches long (7.5 cm); 7-14 radials, up to 1.2 inches long (3 cm)


Blooming Habits:
Abundant large purple flowers in late spring, up to 5 inches in diameter (12.5 cm).


 

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