Status: Native
Synonyms:
Cereus coccineus (Engelmann) Engelmann var. cylindricus Engelmann
Cereus coccineus (Engelmann) Engelmann var. melanacanthus Engelmann
Cereus conoideus Engelmann & Bigelow
Echinocereus conoideus (Engelmann & Bigelow) Engelmann
Echinocereus melanacanthus (Engelmann) Engelmann
Echinocereus polyacanthus Engelmann
Echinocereus rosei Wooton & Standley
Echinocereus triglochidiatus Engelmann var. melanacanthus (Engelmann) L. Benson
Echinocereus coccineus is a beautiful scarlet cactus that can be seen in clusters several feet
across. The bright green stigma stands out against the scarlet petals. This cactus can also grow
in shallow depressions in rocks or out of cracks in a cliff face. Echinocereus triglochidiatus is
very similar but usually a bit larger.
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Echinocereus coccineus, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mtns., Knight Mtn., May 9, 2007
Echinocereus coccineus, closeup of flower, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mtns., Miller Canyon, May 13, 2005
Echinocereus coccineus, cluster in flower, photo Russ Kleinman, Richard Felger, Sarah Johnson & Kevin Keith, Apache Box about one mile south of the GNF border, April 24, 2009
Echinocereus coccineus, closeup of flower, photo Russ Kleinman & Richard Felger, Black Range, North Percha Creek, May 4, 2009
Echinocereus coccineus, closeup of flower, photo Russ Kleinman & Richard Felger, Black Range, North Percha Creek, May 4, 2009
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