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Echinocereus pectinatus (Scheidw.) Engelm., also known as the rainbow cactus commonly remains single, but old plants sometime branch and form a loosely clumped cluster. It has yellow, pinkish or brownish spines loosely pressed to the surface or sp

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Echinocereus pectinatus is approximately 25 cm tall and comes in a ⌀ 10 cm pot.

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Name: Echinocereus pectinatus (Scheidw.) Engelm. Common names: comb hedgehog cactus, rainbow cactus, lace cactus, purple candle cactus, yellow alicoche
Type: succulent subshrub
Family: Cactaceae
Native Range: N. Mexico
Zone: 10-11
Habitat: grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.
Height: up to 40 cm
Spread: up to 15 cm
Sun: Full sun to Part shade
Water: low
Maintenance: Low
Leaf: Evergreen
Tolerate: Semi Shade Taxon identifiers: ITIS TSN : 19812 NCBI taxonomy ID : 336120 Encyclopedia of Life ID : 589113 GBIF taxon ID : 3084143 PlantList-ID : kew-2782733 IPNI plant ID : 132414-1 Tropicos ID : 5100119 Flora of North America taxon ID : 242415243 USDA PLANTS ID : ECPE CITES Species+ ID : 27873 IUCN taxon ID : 152048 iNaturalist taxon ID : 162182 EPPO Code : EHCPE BioLib taxon ID : 202314 Plants of the World online ID : urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:30000026-2 IRMNG ID : 10594109 World Flora Online ID : wfo-0000661397 Freebase ID : /m/011pxxpb Open Tree of Life ID : 853066 NatureServe Explorer ID : 2.155859 Catalogue of Life ID : 38GV6 Gardens Navigator ID : 45332 UMLS CUI : C1891394 Synonyms: = Cereus dasyacanthus var. minor Engelm. = Echinocactus pectinifer Lem. = Echinocactus pectinifer var. laevior Lem. = Echinocactus pectiniferus Lem. = Echinocactus pectiniferus var. laevior Lem. = Echinocereus pectinatus var. baueri Rother = Echinocereus pectinatus var. candicans Rydb. = Echinocereus pectinatus var. castaneus Rydb. = Echinocereus pectinatus var. chrysacanthus K.Schum. ≡ Echinocereus pectinatus var. crassispinus Runge = Echinocereus pectinatus var. crassispinus Runge ex Mathsson = Echinocereus pectinatus var. jamauvei Fric = Echinocereus pectinatus var. laevior Th.Wolf = Echinocereus pectinatus var. minor (Engelm.) L.D.Benson = Echinocereus pectinatus var. pectinatus = Echinocereus pectinatus var. reichenbachii Werderm. = Echinocereus pectinatus var. robustior The.Wolf = Echinocereus pectinatus var. robustus F.A.Bauer = Echinocereus pectinatus var. rufispinus K.Schum. ≡ Echinocereus pectinatus var. tamaulipensis Fric = Echinocereus pectinatus var. tamaulipensis Fric ex Schelle = Echinocereus pectinatus var. texensis Rümpler ≡ Echinopsis pectinata var. laevior Monv. = Echinopsis pectinata var. laevior Monv. ex C.F.Först.

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Echinocereus Pectinatus
Echinocereus pectinatus (Scheidw.) Engelm., also known as the rainbow cactus commonly remains single, but old plants sometime branch and form a loosely clumped cluster. It has yellow, pinkish or brownish spines loosely pressed to the surface or spreading widely, pectinate, and intertwining with those of the other areoles. It produces very beautiful, brilliantly coloured flowers with spiny tube, which later develop into Gooseberry-like fruits rich in sugar and said to be very delicious.
Etymology -Derives from the Greek word Echinos meaning "porcupine" or "hedgehog", "sea urchin" referring to the spines that cover the plant and the Latin word cereus meaning "large wax candle" (the name of a columnar cactus Genus) The genus name implies: "spiny cereus".

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