Echinocereus triglochidiatus
General Information
Group: Gymnosperm
Duration: Perennial
Growth Habit: Shrub
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom: Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision: Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division: Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass: Caryophyllidae
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae – Cactus family
Genus: Echinocereus – Hedgehog cactus
Species: Triglochidiatus – Kingcup cactus
Native Range
Four corners region into Nevada, Southeast California
Additional Information
- State flower of Colorado
- Favors soils of volcanic origin
- Showy bright red-orange flowers that bloom for only a few days, pollinated by hummingbirds
- Spherical to cylindrical stems
- Grows in clumps low to the ground
Location at Albuquerque Academy
6-7 xeriscape
Sources and More Information
https://plants.usda.gov/home/plantProfile?symbol=ECTR
https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=ECTR
https://www.efloras.org/object_page.aspx?object_id=13395&flora_id=1
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Echinocereus_triglochidiatus
