Echinocereus coccineus coccineus (Echinocereus coccineus coccineus)
Description
The usually branched plant forms small hills,which consist of few to many trunks and can reach a diameter up to one meter.The light green plant body is ovate to cylindrical and reaches stature heights up to 40 centimeters with a diameter of 2.5 to 5 centimeters.The 5 to 12 ribs often form warts.The thorns are yellow to blackish.The up to 4 middle spines,which may be missing,have a polygonal cross section and are up to 7 inches long.The middle of them is often flattened.The 5 to 20 marginal spines are round at the base. The broad funnel-shaped,orange-red flowers appear below the shoot tip and are sometimes dioecious.They are 3 to 10 inches long and have diameters of 2.5 to 8 inches.The spherical fruits turn red and have deciduous thorns.
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Phylum:
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Class: Magnoliopsida
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Order: Caryophyllales
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Family: Cactaceae
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Genus: Echinocereus
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