Echinocereus reichenbachii
(Lace Cactus)
Echinocereus reichenbachii, Inks Lake State Park, Burnet Co. 5229/5242
Echinocereus reichenbachii, Muleshoe Bend Recreation Area, Travis Co. 9566
Echinocereus reichenbachii, southeast of Llano, Llano Co. 2540
Echinocereus enneacanthus ssp. enneacanthus, Glenn Springs Road, Big Bend National Park 3961
Echinocereus reichenbachii, southeast of Llano, Llano Co. 2564
Echinocereus reichenbachii, Inks Lake State Park, Burnet Co. 5264
Echinocereus reichenbachii, Inks Lake State Park, Burnet Co. 5262
| Scientific Name | Echinocereus reichenbachii (Echinocereus reichenbachii ssp. caespitosus | USDA PLANTS Symbol | ECRE |
| Common Name | Lace Cactus | ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. | 19814 |
| Family | Cactaceae (Cactus) | SEINet Reference |
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| Description | Habitat: Dry environments; rocky limestone and sandy soils in desert scrub, grasslands and oak-juniper woodlands on mountains, mesas, woodlands and alluvial soils of grasslands; throughout Texas and elsewhere, up to 4000 ft. Plant: Three to 12 simple or branching dark green cylindrical stems 3 to 4 inches tall and 1-1/4 to 2-1/2 inches across. Pads & Spines: Stems with 3 to 15 narrow ribs; small elliptic-oval areoles; long, white, woolly hairs near the stem tips; 0 to 2 very short central spines per areole; 15 to 21 radial spines usually about 1/2-inch long or less, but up to 1 inch long, laying flat and arranged comb-like around the perimeter of the areoles; white to tan, dull pink, dark brown, or purplish black. Inflorescence: Funnel-shaped flowers 2 to 3 inches long and 2 to 2-3/8 inches wide, with thin, delicate silvery pink to magenta tepals; yellow anthers and 8 to 20 green stigma lobes. Bloom Period: April to June. Fruit: Green, round to obovoid, 5/8 to 1 inch long; woolly and spiney. References: "Cacti of Texas" by Powell, Weedin and Powell, "Manual of the Vascular Plants of Texas" by Correll and Johnston, SEINet and Echinocereus Status Liste by Wolfgang Blum. Note: Wolfgang Blum has pointed out that these plants are ssp. caespitosus; however the literature has not included this subspecies at this time. |
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Texas Status: Native |
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