Echinocereus dasyacanthus

Botanical Description

Echinocereus dasyacanthus is a very spiny, evergreen, succulent perennial cactus. Plants, especially when young, are usually simple, often branching bassaly in age to form loose clumps of up to 20 stems in old age. Stems are cylindrical, 11 - 23cm high , occasionally to 40cm, and 5 - 10cm 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. , 411 Title Trees and Shrubs of Mexico Publication Contributions from the United States National Herbarium Vol 23 Author Standley P.C. Publisher Smithsonian Institution; Washington Year 1926 ISBN Description Although dated, it contains a wealth of information on the trees and shrubs of Mexico, including many of their uses. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ] The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food. It is often grown as an ornamental. Echinocereus dasyacanthus has a very wide range, is abundant, and although it is collected illegally for horticultural use this is not sufficient to warrant any concern. 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. ].