Cactaceae FAMILY Least Concern

Echinocereus scheeri

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Echinocereus scheeri is a spiny, evergreen, succulent, perennial cactus. A many-stemmed plant, sprouting basally and usually forming large, sprawling or creeping clumps. The stems are cylindrical, tapering toward the tips, 10 - 70cm long and up to 4cm 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 widely grown as an ornamental. Echinocereus scheeri has a wide range, is locally abundant, and there are no known 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 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 (Chihuahua, Durango, and Sonora )

HabitatSteep cliffs, growing in crevices in granite and in humus pockets, also in canyons inside low dry forest and in pine-oak woodlands and forest clearings; at elevations from 300 - 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. ].