Cactaceae

Echinocereus Engelm.

First published in F.A.Wislizenus, Mem. Tour N. Mexico: 91 (1848)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is W. & Central U.S.A. to Mexico.

Distribution

Native to:

Arizona, California, Colorado, Kansas, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southwest, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Wyoming

Introduced into:

Canary Is.

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Benadom, D. (2014). Echinocereus : decades of field experience, photography, and dedication to a phenomenal genus of cacti: 1-499. Superb Succulents, Simi Valley, California.
  • Govaerts, R. (2001). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS E-F: 1-50919.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Aug 16, 1984 K:SPC-73435.000 No
Palmer [102] Mexico K000062613 No
Orcutt [32399] K000101159 No
K:SPC-73439.000 No
Anderson [4981] Mexico K000062597 No
Palmer [148] Mexico K000062638 No
K:SPC-73418.000 No
Mottram, R. [180.1] Mexico K:SPC-54116.000 No
Palmer [368] Mexico K000062610 No
Parker, D. [290] Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha K:SPC-77024.000 No
Bertram [0] United States K000101123 No
[0] K000101160 No
Palmer [371] Mexico K000062612 No
K:SPC-51770.000 No
Kunzler, H. [303] Mexico K:SPC-51651.000 No
Mexico K:SPC-64698.000 No
K:SPC-73413.000 No
Beisel, K.W. [s.n.] Mexico K:SPC-51653.000 No
K:SPC-73479.000 No
Wright [0] United States K000101086 No
Taylor; Knees [495] Mexico K000062642 No
Taylor, N.P. [240D/E/F] Mexico K:SPC-51623.000 No
Pringle [0] United States K000101122 No
Rose [0] United States K000101125 No
Fendler [249] United States K000101087 No
Stevens [586 1/2] United States K000101120 No
Hernandez et al [1880] Mexico K000062636 No
K:SPC-73534.000 No
Brown, E., N. [0] K000101145 No
Palmer [102] Mexico K000062614 No
K:SPC-73424.000 No
Rose et al [0] United States K000101156 No
K:SPC-73478.000 No
[0] K000101153 No
Brown, E., N. [0] K000101154 No
Taylor [241] Mexico K000062616 No
Lau [088] K:SPC-73532.000 No
K:SPC-65020.000 No
Taylor, N.P. [240B] Mexico K:SPC-51619.000 Isotype No
Taylor [49] Mexico K000251455 No
Mearns [87] United States K000101088 No
[0] K000101161 No
Wright [0] United States K000101094 No
Brown, E., N. [0] K000101143 No
K:SPC-73531.000 No
Palmer [370] Mexico K000101130 No
[0] K000101158 No
Taylor [240] Mexico K000101131 No
Hernandez et al [1931] Mexico K000062634 No
Taylor, N.P.; Gonzalez, R. [231A] Mexico K:SPC-51765.000 No
Brown, E., N. [0] K000101155 No
Loder [0] United States K000101085 No
Wright [0] United States K000101095 No
Palmer [148] Mexico K000062637 No
Taylor, N.P. [240] Mexico K000062617 Paratype Yes
Taylor, N.P. [240] Mexico K000101132 Type Yes
Metcalfe [74] United States K000101089 No
Mexico K:SPC-53929.000 No
K:SPC-64802.000 No
Diguet, L., M. [s.n.] Mexico K000101134 Type No
K:SPC-73473.000 No
Taylor, N.P. [243] Mexico K:SPC-52495.000 No
Kelton [0] Mexico K000101138 No
K:SPC-54716.000 No
[0] K000101157 No
Rose [0] United States K000101124 No
Hernandez et al [1863] Mexico K000062635 No

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0