Echinocereus coccineus ssp. roemeri
(Claret Cup Cactus)
Female flowers, Echinocereus coccineus ssp. roemeri, Enchanted Rock Natural Area, Llano Co. 5391
Male flower, Echinocereus coccineus ssp. roemeri, Enchanted Rock Natural Area, Llano Co. 5379
Echinocereus coccineus ssp. roemeri, Enchanted Rock Natural Area, Llano Co. 5458
Echinocereus coccineus ssp. roemeri, Enchanted Rock Natural Area, Llano Co. 5381
Echinocereus coccineus ssp. roemeri, Enchanted Rock Natural Area, Llano Co. 5374
| Scientific Name | Echinocereus coccineus ssp. roemeri | USDA PLANTS Symbol | N/A |
| Common Name | Claret Cup Cactus, Scarlet Hedgehog Cactus | ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. | N/A |
| Family | Cactaceae (Cactus) | SEINet Reference |
N/A |
| Description | Habitat: Dry environments; granitic soils and rocks, primarily in Llano, Gillespie and San Saba counties. Plant: Mounds up to 40 inches across and 4 to 16 inches tall of usually up to 20 stems, but very old plants can have many more. Pads & Spines: Stems with ~8 ribs; areoles close together compared to E. c. paucispinus; 0, 1 or 2 central spines per areole, 1/2-inch to 2 inches long, and 8 or more radial spines 5/8-inch ~2 inches long. Inflorescence: Funnel to cup-shaped flowers with rounded, rather stiff, bright crimson tepals with cream-colored bases, 1-1/4 to 2 inches across; male flowers with cream-colored to reddish filaments and pinkish, pollen-filled anthers; female flowers with reduced filaments and empty anther sacs below ~8 green stigma lobes. Bloom Period: March and April. Fruit: On female plants cross-pollinated by male plants; dull to bright red, obovoid to cylindroid, 1/2 to 1 inch long. References: "Cacti of Texas" by Powell, Weedin and Powell, iNaturalist, Flora of North America and observation. |
BONAP Distribution Map
| Texas Status: Native |
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