Echinocereus weinbergii
| Echinocereus weinbergii | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Cactaceae |
| Subfamily: | Cactoideae |
| Genus: | Echinocereus |
| Species: | E. weinbergii |
| Binomial name | |
| Echinocereus weinbergii Weing. | |
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Echinocereus weinbergii is a species of cactus native to Mexico.
Description
Echinocereus weinbergii grows solitary almost spherical to spherical, green to stems reach height of 20.8 to 38.8 mm (0.82 to 1.53 in) a diameter of 13.2 to 33.2 mm (0.52 to 1.31 in). There are ten to sixteen low and wide ribs. There are 3-11 thick radial spines that are 2 to 13.9 mm (0.079 to 0.547 in) long growing on round narrowly elliptical areoles. The short, funnel-shaped flowers are pale pink to purple and appear near the tips or sides of the shoots. They are 28 to 64.3 mm (1.10 to 2.53 in) long and reach a diameter of 30 to 66.6 mm (1.18 to 2.62 in). The spherical, purple-colored, 10 to 18 mm (0.39 to 0.71 in) long by 9 to 15 mm (0.35 to 0.59 in) wide with black seeds.[1]
Subspecies
There are two recognized subspecies:[2]
| Image | Scientific name | Distribution |
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.jpg) | Echinocereus weinbergii subsp. venustus (W.Blum & W.Rischer) Gómez-Quint. & Dan.Sánchez | Mexico (Jalisco, Zacatecas, San Luis Potosí) |
 | Echinocereus weinbergii subsp. weinbergii | Mexico (W. Zacatecas, Aguascalientes, San Luis Potosí) |
Distribution
Plants are found in xeric scrubland and pinyon pine forest in Aguascalientes, San Luís Potosí, Jalisco, and Zacatecas.[1]
Taxonomy
Plants were distinguished from Echinocereus pulchellus by Weingart in 1912. They were reclassified to a variety by Taylor in 1985 and a subspecies in 1997. It was recognized by Sanchez et. al. as a separate species in 2020 based on multivariate analysis.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d Sánchez, Daniel; Gómez-Quintero, David; Vargas-Ponce, Ofelia; Carrillo-Reyes, Pablo; Dávila-Aranda, Patricia (2020-01-01). "Species delimitation in the Echinocereus pulchellus complex (Cactaceae)". ResearchGate. p. 1–20. doi:10.1007/s12228-020-09632-x) (inactive 17 August 2025). Retrieved 2024-07-16.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of August 2025 (link) - ^ "Echinocereus weinbergii Weing". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2024-06-29.
External links
Media related to Echinocereus weinbergii at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Echinocereus weinbergii at Wikispecies