Echinocereus reichenbachii ssp. fitchii
Scientific Name: Echinocereus reichenbachii ssp. fitchii (Britton & Rose) N.P. Taylor
Synonym: Echinocereus fitchii, Echinocereus fitchii ssp. albertii , Echinocereus melanocentrus, Echinocereus reichenbachii var. albertii
Family: Cactaceae
Spent flower showing the spiny ovary
USDA: 8b-11
Frost Tolerance: Hardy to 10°F (-12°C)
Origin: USA (southern Texas), Mexico (Nuevo León, Tamaulipas)
Growth Habits: Slowly branching from the base, erect stems 4 to 6 inches tall (10-15 cm), 2.4 to 3.2 inches in diameter (6-8 cm); small yellowish elliptic areoles, less than 0.4 inch apart (1 cm); 1 to 7 central spines; up to 22 radials, up to 0.4 inch long (1 cm)
Echinocereus albertii at the Boyce-Thompson Arboretum
Detail of the spination of the same Boyce-Thompson Arboretum's specimen
Blooming Habits:
Abundant violet red flowers with acuminate petals 3.6 inches in diameter (9 cm).
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