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Cereus enneacanthus Engelm.
Mem. Amer. Acad. Arts ser. 2, Cacteae, in Plantae Fendlerianae,4(1): 50. 1849 [10 Feb 1849] ; Pl. Fendler.
Family: CACTACEAE

Accepted Scientific Name: Echinocereus enneacanthus Engelm. in Wisliz.
Mem. Tour N. Mexico [Wislizenus] 111-112. 1848. Wisliz., Wisliz., Wisliz.

Cereus enneacanthus (Echinocereus enneacanthus) Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli
SB700 (Collector: Steven Brack) Locality: Cuchillo, Coahuila, Mexico, this is a form with long massive spines.

Synonyms:

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Accepted name in llifle Database:
Echinocereus enneacanthus Engelm. in Wisliz.
Mem. Tour N. Mexico [Wislizenus] 111-112. 1848.
Synonymy: 11 Accepted name in llifle Database:
Echinocereus enneacanthus subs. brevispinus (W.O.Moore) N.P.Taylor
Cactaceae Consensus Init. 3: 8. 1997
Synonymy: 5
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Common Names include:
ENGLISH: Prostrate Hedgehog, Green Strawberry Hedgehog, Banana Cactus, Alicoche, Smallspine Pitaya, Pitaya, Prostrate Hedgehog Cactus, Purple Pitaya, Strawberry Cactus, Alicoche Banana Cactus, Green Strawberry, Hedghog Cactus, Cob Cactus, Strawberry Hedghog Cactus
SPANISH (Español): Órgano-pequeño, Alicoche Real, Pitaya

Subspecies, varieties, forms and cultivars of plants belonging to the Echinocereus enneacanthus group

  • Echinocereus enneacanthus Engelm. in Wisliz.: (subsp. enneacanthus) has stems that are 5 to 25 cm thick; Central spines long and divergent 1-5 per areole, 55-95 mm; radial spines curved up to 4 cm long. Distribution: Big Bend region of the Trans-Pecos, ans west to El Paso.
  • Echinocereus enneacanthus subs. brevispinus (W.O.Moore) N.P.Taylor: has stems that are less than 5 inches thick; Erect and straight central spines and radial spines that are les less than 1.5 cm long. Distribution: New Mexico, south Texas and northern Mexico.
  • Echinocereus enneacanthus f. cristata hort.: crested form.
  • Echinocereus sarissophorus Britton & Rose: has a stout, stubby habit and very long, usually stiff, often bluish spines. Distribution: Coahuila and Chihuahua, Mexico.

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Cereus enneacanthus (Echinocereus enneacanthus) Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli
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Cereus enneacanthus (Echinocereus enneacanthus) Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli

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Cereus enneacanthus (Echinocereus enneacanthus) Photo by: Cactus Art
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Cereus enneacanthus (Echinocereus enneacanthus) Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli

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Cereus enneacanthus (Echinocereus enneacanthus) Photo by: Cactus Art
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Cereus enneacanthus (Echinocereus enneacanthus) Photo by: Cactus Art


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