Cactaceae FAMILY Least Concern

Echinocereus scopulorum

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Echinocereus scopulorum is a spiny, evergreen, succulent, perennial cactus producing a single, unbranched, cylindrical stem around 10 - 40cm tall and up to 10cm 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 food. It is grown as an ornamental. Echinocereus scopulorum has a wide range. Although it is sparse within that range, there are no major threats and it also occurs in a protected area. 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, Sinaloa, Nayarit)

HabitatBare areas and on rocky hills and mountains, in Sonoran Desert scrub; at elevations up to 800 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. ].