Purple Lace Hedgehog Cactus
by Greg Reed
Title
Purple Lace Hedgehog Cactus
Artist
Greg Reed
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Photograph - Photo
Description
Taken June 2008 at the Ladybird Johnson Wildflower Center, Austin, TX
Lace hedgehog cactus
Echinocereus reichenbachii
Echinocereus reichenbachii (Terscheck ex Walp.) hort ex Haage
Lace hedgehog cactus, Lace cactus, Lace hedgehog, Purple candle, Órgano-pequeño de colores
Cactaceae (Cactus Family)
Synonym(s):
USDA Symbol: ecre
USDA Native Status: L48 (N)
Like other cylindrical cacti, lace cactus starts out as a sphere and gradually evolves its cylindrical form as it matures. This little plant rarely grows taller than 8 inches and is 2-3 inches across. The outer spines vary from 12 to 36 and are flattened against the stem. The central spines vary from none to 6 and project outward. The flowers are brilliant purple or rose-pink, 2-5 inches tall and almost as wide. There are 30-50 petals with ragged edges, sometimes notched. The base of the petals is usually reddish-brown. Stamens are cream-colored to yellow, and the pistil has many dark-green lobes, varying in number with each flower.
Lace cactus is unpredictable in its development, one plant forming a single stem, while its neighbor may branch out and form a dozen or more. It has 10–20 narrow ribs.
Source: www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=ecre
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August 10th, 2013
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