Cactaceae FAMILY Least Concern

Echinocereus stoloniferus

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Echinocereus stoloniferus is a spiny, evergreen, succulent, perennial cactus with ovoid to cylindrical stems. Many-branched from the base (usually below ground level), it forms clumps of stems around 9 - 30cm tall and 5 - 8cm in diameter[ 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 medicine. Echinocereus stoloniferus is very common where it occurs and there are no obvious threats that may affect its populations.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 Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher 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. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeSouthwest N. America - northwest Mexico (Sonora, Chihuaha)

HabitatRocky outcrops in a broad range of vegetation types, from foothill thornscrubs and tropical deciduous forests at low elevations, to oak woodlands and pine-oak forests at higher elevations; at elevations from 600 - 2,000 metres[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher 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. ].