Texas
Wildbuds

Echinocereus enneacanthus ssp. enneacanthus

Echinocereus enneacanthus ssp. enneacanthus, Glenn Springs Road, Big Bend National Park 3968

Echinocereus enneacanthus ssp. enneacanthus, East Contrabando Trail, Big Bend Ranch State Park 4954/4961

Echinocereus enneacanthus ssp. enneacanthus, Cerro Castellan, Big Bend National Park 2355

Echinocereus enneacanthus ssp. enneacanthus, Glenn Springs Road, Big Bend National Park 3961

Echinocereus enneacanthus ssp. enneacanthus, East Contrabando Trail, Big Bend Ranch State Park 4970

Echinocereus enneacanthus ssp. enneacanthus, Glenn Springs Road, Big Bend National Park 3898

Scientific Name	Echinocereus enneacanthus ssp. enneacanthus	USDA PLANTS Symbol	ECENE2
Common Name	Strawberry Hedgehog Cactus	ITIS Taxonomic Serial No.	912751
Family	Cactaceae (Cactus)	SEINet Reference	Click Here
Description	Habitat: Desert environments; gravelly hills, sandy soils, desert mountains from 1800 to 4000 ft; exposed or beneath shrubs. Plant: Clumps of several to many pickle-shaped stems, each about 6 inches long and 2 to 4 inches across, medium to light green or yellowish green. Pads & Spines: Stems with 7 to 10 ribs, 1 to 4 stout central spines up to 3-5/8 inches long, flattened or angular and may be recurved; 6 to 9 radial spines 1-5/8 inches long. Inflorescence: Pink to magenta funnel-shaped flowers on each stem, up to 3-1/8 inches long and 3-1/2 inches across; filaments greenish to pink, anthers yellow; 6 to 10 green stigma lobes. Bloom Period: April and May. References: "Cacti of Texas" by Powell, Weedin and Powell and "Little Big Bend" by Roy Morey. Note: Similar appearance to E. stramineus ssp. stramineus except that it usually has few stems arranged in a flat cluster rather than a congested mound, and that it generally grows at lower elevations.	BONAP Distribution Map Map Color Key	Texas Status: Native

Banner photo of Castilleja indivisa and Lupinus ssp. taken along FM 1323 north of Johnson City, Blanco County

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