Echinocereus scheeri

Echinocereus scheeri is a species of hedgehog cactus in the family Cactaceae, native to northern Mexico.[1] With its dramatic offsets, it has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[2]

Echinocereus scheeri
In bloom
A specimen with pink petals
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Subfamily: Cactoideae
Genus: Echinocereus
Species:
E. scheeri
Binomial name
Echinocereus scheeri
(Salm-Dyck) Scheer
Synonyms[1]
List
    • Cereus salm-dyckianus Hemsl.
    • Cereus scheeri Salm-Dyck
    • Echinocereus chaletii W.Rischer
    • Echinocereus cucumis Werderm.
    • Echinocereus gentryi Clover
    • Echinocereus klapperi W.Blum
    • Echinocereus rischeri (R.C.Römer) W.Rischer
    • Echinocereus salmianus K.Schum.
    • Echinocereus sanpedroensis Raudonat & W.Rischer
    • Echinocereus scheeri subsp. paridensis W.Rischer & Trocha
    • Echinocereus scheeri subsp. rischeri R.C.Römer

Subtaxa

The following subspecies are currently accepted:[1]

  • Echinocereus scheeri subsp. chaletii (W.Rischer) N.P.Taylor – Chihuahua
  • Echinocereus scheeri subsp. gentryi (Clover) N.P.Taylor – eastern Sonora to western Chihuahua
  • Echinocereus scheeri subsp. scheeri

References
  1. "Echinocereus scheeri (Salm-Dyck) Scheer". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  2. "Echinocereus scheeri". The Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 3 April 2021.


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