Echinocereus triglochidiatus
Engelm.
Cactaceae
The taxonomy of this genus is complicated due to fuzzy taxonomic boundaries, polytypic taxa, and differing interpretations by specialists. Most North American botanists recognize about 50 species, while the Echinocereus specialists in Germany recognize more than 70 species[
1991- Title
- Ajo Peak to Tinajas Altas: A flora in southwestern Arizona. Part 7. Eudicots: Cactaceae - Cactus Family
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- Phytoneuron 2014-69: 1-95
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- Felger R.S. et al
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- Year
- 2014
- ISBN
- 2153 733X
- Description
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]. We are following the treatment of David Hunt, 2016 in CITES Cactaceae Checklist, Third Edition, ISBN 978-0-9933113-2-1.
Cereus gonacanthus Engelm. & J.M.Bigelow
Cereus hexaedrus Engelm. & J.M.Bigelow
Cereus octacanthus (Muehlenpf.) J.M.Coult.
Cereus triglochidiatus (Engelm.) Engelm.
Echinocereus coccineus octacanthus (Muehlenpf.) Boissev.
Echinocereus gonacanthus (Engelm. & J.M.Bigelow) Lem.
Echinocereus octacanthus (Muehlenpf.) Britton & Rose
Echinocereus paucispinus gonacanthus (Engelm. & J.M.Bigelow) K.Schum.
Echinocereus paucispinus hexaedrus (Engelm. & J.M.Bigelow) K.Schum.
Echinocereus paucispinus triglochidiatus (Engelm.) K.Schum.
Echinopsis octacantha Muehlenpf.
Cereus bigelovii Engelm.
Cereus mohavensis S.Watson
Cereus mojavensis Engelm. & J.M.Bigelow
Echinocereus coccineus mojavensis (Engelm. & J.M.Bigelow) N.P.Taylor
Echinocereus mojavensis (Engelm. & J.M.Bigelow) Engelm. ex Rümpler
Echinocereus sandersi Orcutt
Common Name: Mound Hedgehog Cactus
General Information
Echinocereus triglochidiatus is a spiny, evergreen, succulent, perennial cactus. Sometimes forming a single, cylindrical stem around 5 - 70cm tall and 5 - 13cm in diameter, it more often branches from low down to form clumps or large mounds 100cm or more in diameter, consisting of 300 stems or more[
270- Title
- Flora of N. America
- Publication
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- Author
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- Website
- http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/fna/
- Publisher
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- Year
- 0
- ISBN
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- Description
- An on-line version of the flora with an excellent description of the plant including a brief mention of plant uses.
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1987- Title
- The Cactus Family
- Publication
-
- Author
- Anderson E.F.
- Publisher
- Timber Press; Portland, Oregon
- Year
- 2001
- ISBN
- 0-88192-498-9
- Description
- An excellent work, giving botanical descriptions of virtually all the cacti, together with their range (but not their habitats) and sometimes also a photo. it also contains a long chapter detailing the many uses of cacti and another on cultivation..
].
The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food. It is grown as an ornamental.
Echinocereus triglochidiatus has a very wide range, is abundant, and there are no major threats. The plant is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2017)[
338- Title
- IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
- Publication
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- Author
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- Website
- http://www.iucnredlist.org/
- Publisher
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- Year
- 0
- ISBN
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- Description
- A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat.
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Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
270- Title
- Flora of N. America
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/fna/
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
-
- Description
- An on-line version of the flora with an excellent description of the plant including a brief mention of plant uses.
,
1987- Title
- The Cactus Family
- Publication
-
- Author
- Anderson E.F.
- Publisher
- Timber Press; Portland, Oregon
- Year
- 2001
- ISBN
- 0-88192-498-9
- Description
- An excellent work, giving botanical descriptions of virtually all the cacti, together with their range (but not their habitats) and sometimes also a photo. it also contains a long chapter detailing the many uses of cacti and another on cultivation..
Range
Southwestern N. America - California, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico, northwest Mexico (Baja California)
Habitat
Xerophyllous scrub to pine-oak forests, growing on rocky or grassy hillsides, ledges, and canyons; mostly on igneous rocks, sometimes limestone.; at elevations from 150 - 3,000 metres[
338- Title
- IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
- Publication
-
- Author
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- Website
- http://www.iucnredlist.org/
- Publisher
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- Year
- 0
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat.
].
Properties
Conservation Status | Least Concern |
Edibility Rating | |
Habit | Evergreen Shrub |
Height | 0.50 m |
Pollinators | Humming Birds, Bees |
Cultivation Status | Ornamental, Wild |
Cultivation Details
Echinocereus triglochidiatus is native to arid and semi-arid regions of southwestern N. America. Cold tolerance much dependson the provenance of the plant. So long as the climate is not wet, var. arizonicus can tolerate short periods with temperatures falling to around -6°c, other varieties are generally much more cold resistant[
423- Title
- Desert Tropicals
- Publication
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- Author
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- Website
- http://www.desert-tropicals.com/
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
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- Description
- The main focus of the site is succulent plants, but it also contains information on a wide range of other species. Usually at least one good photograph, plus basic information about the plant and its cultivation.
]
In cultivation, Cactus plants generally will not succeed in moist climates. They usually require a sunny position in a well-drained, circumneutral soil and to be kept more or less dry in the dormant season[
200- Title
- The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Huxley. A.
- Publisher
- MacMillan Press
- Year
- 1992
- ISBN
- 0-333-47494-5
- Description
- Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed.
].
Edible Uses
Fruit - raw, cooked, or pickled[
1438- Title
- Food Plants in the Americas: A Survey of the Domesticated, Cultivated, and Wild Plants Used for Human Food in North,
- Publication
-
- Author
- Kermath B.M.; Bennett B.C.' Pulsipher L.M.
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 2014
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A pre-publication draft of an amazing, on-going work first started in 1985. It contains information on more than 3,900 taxa from the Americas - from Arctic regions to the Tropics
]. A white flesh[
270- Title
- Flora of N. America
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/fna/
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
-
- Description
- An on-line version of the flora with an excellent description of the plant including a brief mention of plant uses.
]. The green to yellow-green or pink (rarely red) fruit is around 20 - 35mm in diameter[
270- Title
- Flora of N. America
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/fna/
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
-
- Description
- An on-line version of the flora with an excellent description of the plant including a brief mention of plant uses.
].
Medicinal
None known
Other Uses
None known
Propagation
Seed - surface sow on a finely sieved compost and place under a glass or transparent plastic cover in a temperature of 20°c.
Cuttings of detached branches. Leave the freshly taken cuttings in a warm, dry, airy position for the cut surface to callus, then place them in a sandy compost,
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