Echinocereus pentalophus
Echinocereus pentalophus, with the common name ladyfinger cactus, is a species of Echinocereus cactus, in the Pachycereeae Tribe.
It is native to North America.
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Species: | E. pentalophus |
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Distribution
The cactus species is found from San Luis Potosí state, through Northeastern Mexico, and into the southern Rio Grande Valley in southeastern Texas.[1]
References
- "Echinocereus pentalophus". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved September 7, 2013.
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Echinocereus pentalophus in native habitat, San Luis Potosí, Northeastern Mexico.
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Close up of flowers.
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Echinocereus pentalophus specimen in Kew Gardens, London.
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