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Echinocereus  Engelm.
Taxonomic Serial No.: 19803

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Plantae  
  Taxonomic Rank: Genus  
  Synonym(s): Morangaya G.D. Rowley
  
  Common Name(s): hedgehog cactus [English]
  
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: accepted  
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
  Global Species Completeness: complete   
  Latest Record Review: 2013   
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomPlantae  – plantes, Planta, Vegetal, plants  
    SubkingdomViridiplantae  – green plants  
       InfrakingdomStreptophyta  – land plants  
          SuperdivisionEmbryophyta   
             DivisionTracheophyta  – vascular plants, tracheophytes  
                SubdivisionSpermatophytina  – spermatophytes, seed plants, phanérogames  
                   ClassMagnoliopsida   
                      SuperorderCaryophyllanae   
                         OrderCaryophyllales   
                            FamilyCactaceae Juss. – cactus, cacti  
                               GenusEchinocereus Engelm. – hedgehog cactus  
    Direct Children:  
                                  Species Echinocereus acifer (Otto ex Salm-Dyck) Lem.  
                                  Species Echinocereus adustus Engelm.  
                                  Species Echinocereus apachensis W. Blum & Rutow  
                                  Species Echinocereus arizonicus Rose ex Orcutt  
                                  Species Echinocereus barthelowanus Britton & Rose  
                                  Species Echinocereus berlandieri (Engelm.) J.N. Haage – Órgano-pequeño de Berlandier, Berlandier's hedgehog cactus 
                                  Species Echinocereus bonkerae Thornber & Bonker  
                                  Species Echinocereus brandegeei (J.M. Coult.) K. Schum.  
                                  Species Echinocereus bristolii W.T. Marshall  
                                  Species Echinocereus chisosensis W.T. Marshall  
                                  Species Echinocereus cinerascens (DC.) H.P. Kelsey & Dayton  
                                  Species Echinocereus coccineus Engelm. – Órgano-pequeño de espinas escarlatas, scarlet hedgehog cactus 
                                  Species Echinocereus dasyacanthus Engelm. – Órgano-pequeño arcoiris de Texas, spiny hedgehog cactus 
                                  Species Echinocereus davisii Houghton  
                                  Species Echinocereus engelmannii (Parry ex Engelm.) Lem. – Órgano-pequeño fresa, Engelmann's hedgehog cactus, strawberry cactus 
                                  Species Echinocereus enneacanthus Engelm. – Órgano-pequeño alicoche real, pitaya, smallspine pitaya 
                                  Species Echinocereus fasciculatus (Engelm. ex B.D. Jacks.) L.D. Benson – Órgano-pequeño de manojos 
                                  Species Echinocereus fendleri (Engelm.) Sencke ex J.N. Haage  
                                  Species Echinocereus ferreirianus H.E. Gates  
                                  Species Echinocereus freudenbergii G. Frank  
                                  Species Echinocereus grandis Britton & Rose  
                                  Species Echinocereus klapperi W. Blum  
                                  Species Echinocereus knippelianus Liebm.  
                                  Species Echinocereus laui G. Frank  
                                  Species Echinocereus ledingii Peebles  
                                  Species Echinocereus leucanthus N.P. Taylor  
                                  Species Echinocereus longisetus (Engelm.) Rümpler  
                                  Species Echinocereus mapimiensis E.F. Anderson, W.C. Hodgs. & P. Quirk  
                                  Species Echinocereus maritimus (M.E. Jones) K. Schum.  
                                  Species Echinocereus metornii G. Frank  
                                  Species Echinocereus mombergerianus G. Frank  
                                  Species Echinocereus nicholii (L.D. Benson) B.D. Parfitt – Nichol's hedgehog cactus 
                                  Species Echinocereus nivosus Glass & R.A. Foster  
                                  Species Echinocereus ortegae Rose  
                                  Species Echinocereus pacificus (Engelm. ex Orcutt) Britton & Rose  
                                  Species Echinocereus palmeri Britton & Rose  
                                  Species Echinocereus pamanesiorum A.B. Lau  
                                  Species Echinocereus papillosus Linke ex Rümpler – Órgano-pequeño cardoncillo, Allicoche hedgehog cactus 
                                  Species Echinocereus parkeri N.P. Taylor  
                                  Species Echinocereus pectinatus (Scheidw.) Engelm. – Órgano-pequeño peine, rainbow cactus 
                                  Species Echinocereus pensilis (K. Brandegee) J.A. Purpus  
                                  Species Echinocereus pentalophus (DC.) Lem. – Órgano-pequeño alicoche falso, ladyfinger cactus 
                                  Species Echinocereus polyacanthus Engelm. – Órgano-pequeño enmarañado, Mojave mound cactus 
                                  Species Echinocereus poselgeri Lem. – Órgano-pequeño sacasil, dahlia hedgehog cactus 
                                  Species Echinocereus primolanatus N.P. Taylor  
                                  Species Echinocereus pseudopectinatus (N.P. Taylor) N.P. Taylor – devilthorn 
                                  Species Echinocereus pulchellus (Mart.) Seitz  
                                  Species Echinocereus rayonesensis N.P. Taylor  
                                  Species Echinocereus reichenbachii (Terscheck ex Walp.) J.N. Haage – Órgano-pequeño de colores, lace hedgehog cactus 
                                  Species Echinocereus rigidissimus (Engelm.) J.N. Haage – rainbow hedgehog cactus 
                                  Species Echinocereus X roetteri (Engelm.) Rümpler  
                                  Species Echinocereus russanthus D. Weniger – Órgano-pequeño chiso, brownspine hedgehog cactus, rusty hedgehog cactus 
                                  Species Echinocereus salm-dyckianus Scheer  
                                  Species Echinocereus santaritensis W. Blum & Rutow  
                                  Species Echinocereus scheeri (Salm-Dyck) Scheer  
                                  Species Echinocereus schereri G. Frank  
                                  Species Echinocereus schmollii (Weing.) N.P. Taylor  
                                  Species Echinocereus sciurus (K. Brandegee) Dams  
                                  Species Echinocereus scopulorum Britton & Rose  
                                  Species Echinocereus spinigemmatus A.B. Lau  
                                  Species Echinocereus stoloniferus W.T. Marshall  
                                  Species Echinocereus stramineus (Engelm.) F. Seitz – Órgano-pequeño sanjuanero, strawberry hedgehog cactus 
                                  Species Echinocereus subinermis Salm-Dyck ex Scheer  
                                  Species Echinocereus triglochidiatus Engelm. – Órgano-pequeño copa de vino, kingcup cactus, claretcup hedgehog, Mojave mound cactus 
                                  Species Echinocereus viereckii Werderm.  
                                  Species Echinocereus viridiflorus Engelm. – nylon hedgehog cactus, green pitaya 
                                  Species Echinocereus websterianus G.E. Linds.  
       

 References
       
  Expert(s):    
  Expert: Charles A. Butterworth, Ph.D.  
  Notes: ITIS Cactaceae Steward   
  Reference for: Echinocereus    
       
  Other Source(s):    
  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Echinocereus   
       
  Source: The PLANTS Database, database (version 4.0.4)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes: National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov   
  Reference for: Echinocereus   
       
  Source: The PLANTS Database, database (version 5.1.1)  
  Acquired: 2000   
  Notes: National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov   
  Reference for: Echinocereus   
       
  Publication(s):    
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Hunt, David  
  Publication Date: 2006   
  Article/Chapter Title:    
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: The New Cactus Lexicon: Text   
  Page(s): x + 373   
  Publisher: dh books   
  Publication Place: Milborne Port, England   
  ISBN/ISSN: 0-9538134-5-2   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Echinocereus   
       

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