Lloyd's Hedgehog Cactus

Scientific Name: Echinocereus Χ roetteri (Engelm.) Rümpler
Synonym: Cereus roetteri, Echinocereus Χ lloydii, Echinocereus lloydii, Echinocereus roetteri
Family: Cactaceae

Origin: USA (Texas, New Mexico)

Growth Habits: Solitary or branching, green stems 6-8 inches tall (15-20 cm), 4.5 inches in diameter (11 cm); 10 to 13 tuberculate ribs; roundish areoles, 0.24 to 0.6 inch apart (6-15 mm); 2 or 3 (to 8) central spines; 8 to 17 white or pinkish awl-shaped radials, 0.4 to 0.6 inch long (1 to 1.5 cm)

Echinocereus x roetteri is probably a naturally occurring hybrid between E. coccineus and E. dasyacanthus, that would have stabilized reproductively (Knight and Zimmerman).

Blooming Habits:
Typically orange (can be yellow or pink) flowers, up to 3 inches in diameter (7 cm), 2.4 to 3 inches long (6-7.5 cm) with retuse petals.