Species Detail Cacti

Plant - summer Granite Mtn - Tr 345 - Sue Smith		Yavapai County Native & Naturalized Plants Echinocereus coccineus - claret cup cactus Other Common Names: Claret cup hedgehog, mound cactus, king's cup cactus, crimson hedgehog, heart twister, strawberry cactus, spinemound Plant Form: Cacti Family: Cactaceae
Plant - summer Granite Mtn - Tr 345 - Sue Smith


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Plant Description

Origin: Native
General Desc: These cacti often form large rounded mounds composed of many individual stems (3 inches to 6 inches in length and 2 inches to 3 inches in diameter) that are tightly packed together. Each stem has 9 or 10 ribs.
Identification notes: Distinguished from E. triglochidiatus by having round spines, while the former has angled or flattened spines. Notably, this species is functionally dioecious, plants produce fertile male or female flowers on separate plants.
Height: To 6 inches Width: To 3 inches

Habitat

Plant Communities: Interior Chaparral, Semidesert Grasslands, Pinyon Juniper Woodland
Elevation: 4000 - 9000 feet

Flowers

Color: Red Flowering Period: Apr - Jun
Description: Red to red-orange with bright green stigma in center. Flowers to 2-1/2 inches wide.

Stems

Stem Color: Light green Number of Stems: Need value Stem Shape: Need value Stems Segmented: U Stem Surface: Need value
Stem Description: Multiple, upright, 2 to 5 inches wide with 5 to 12 vertical ribs with spines. ribs sometimes have bumps (tubercles).

Areoles (structures unique to cacti, found on the stems, areas from which spines, flowers and fruits emerge)

Areole Description:
Spine Color: Greyish, tan or white Spines Hooked: U
Spine Description: Greyish, tan or white spines with a central spine to 2-1/2 inches long. During first season spines may be yellow, pink or sometimes nearly black.

Fruit

Fruit Color: Red
Fruit Notes: One inch long fruit with deciduous spines and contains many black seeds.


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