Echinocereus arizonicus [3] is a species of cactus native to the Chihuahuan Desert region of Chihuahua, southwestern New Mexico and southeastern Arizona, as well as in the Superstition and Mescal Mountains of Central Arizona.[4] An endangered variable of the species "Echinocereus triglochidiatus arizonicus" is found exclusively in sections of the Superstition, Mescal, and Pinal Mountains. Genetic studies have indicated that this variable of the species does not occur outside these mountain ranges.[5]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Cactaceae |
| Subfamily: | Cactoideae |
| Genus: | Echinocereus |
| Species: | E. arizonicus
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Common names include "Arizona claret-cup cactus" and "Arizona hedgehog cactus."[2]
Echinocereus arizonicus has deep red to bright orange-red flowers, sometimes with a lighter yellowish-green center.[2][6]
References edit
- ^ Baker, M. (2017) [amended version of 2013 assessment]. "Echinocereus arizonicus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T152305A121468353. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T152305A121468353.en. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
- ^ a b c "Echinocereus arizonicus in Flora of North America @ efloras.org". www.efloras.org. Retrieved 2016-12-16.
- ^ Orcutt, C.R. Cactography. 1926 (1): 3. 1926.
- ^ Center for Plant Conservation, National Collection of Imperiled Plants, Echinocereus triglochidiatus var. arizonicus.
- ^ "All Arizona Species; Arizona Hedgehog Cactus Var. Echinocereus triglochidiatus arizonicus" (PDF). www.fws.gov. Retrieved 2016-08-27.
- ^ "ASDM Sonoran Desert Digital Library". Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum Digital Library. Retrieved 2016-12-16.
External links edit
Media related to Echinocereus arizonicus at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Echinocereus arizonicus at Wikispecies
