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Echinocereus coccineus var. coccineus
Echinocereus coccineus Engelm. var. coccineus
Scarlet Hedgehog Cactus, Claret Cup
Cactaceae (Cactus Family)
Synonym(s): Coryphantha vivipara var. aggregata, Echinocereus coccineus var. conoideus, Echinocereus coccineus var. inermis, Echinocereus octacanthus, Echinocereus polyacanthus var. rosei, Echinocereus triglochidiatus var. hexaedrus, Echinocereus triglochidiatus var. inermis, Echinocereus triglochidiatus var. melanacanthus, Echinocereus triglochidiatus var. octacanthus, Mammillaria aggregata
USDA Symbol: ECCOC
USDA Native Status: L48 (N)
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Cactus/Succulent
Size Notes: Up to about 16 inches tall.
Fruit: Berrylike. Green, purplish brown, pink or red, spheric to narrowly obovoid.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: White , Red , Orange , YellowBloom Time: Mar , Apr , May , Jun
Distribution
USA: AZ , CA , CO , NM , NV , TX , UTFrom the National Organizations Directory
According to the species list provided by Affiliate Organizations, this plant is on display at the following locations:NPSOT - Fredericksburg Chapter - Fredericksburg, TX
Web Reference
Webref 38 - Flora of North America (2019) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter
Additional resources
USDA: Find Echinocereus coccineus var. coccineus in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Echinocereus coccineus var. coccineus in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Echinocereus coccineus var. coccineus
Metadata
Record Modified: 2023-01-09Research By: TWC Staff