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Cob Cactus

Scientific Name: Echinocereus enneacanthus Engelm.
Synonym: Cereus dubius, Cereus merkeri, Echinocereus dubius, Echinocereus enneacanthus var. dubius , Echinocereus merkeri, Echinocereus sarissophorus, Echinocereus uspenskii
Family: Cactaceae

Echinocereus enneacanthus at the Wallace's collection in Phoenix in April

Origin: Northeastern Mexico, Texas

Growth Habits: Clumping, in groups over 3 feet in diameter (90 cm), prostrate or semierect stems, up to 8 inches long (20 cm), 1.6 to 3 inches in diameter (4-7 cm); 7 to 10 prominent warty ribs; areoles 0.4 t 1 inch apart (1-2.5 cm); 1 (to 3) central spines, 1.2 to 2 inches long (3-5 cm); 7 to 12 needle-like brownish radials, bulbous at the base, 0.5 to 1.6 inches long (1.2-4 cm)

Blooming Habits:
Livly red flowers, 2 to 2.4 inches long (5-6 cm), followed by edible fruit, 0.8 inch long

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