Cactaceae FAMILY Least Concern

Echinocereus pectinatus

Edibility

3/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Echinocereus pectinatus is a spiny, evergreen, succulent perennial cactus. Plants, especially when young, are usually unbranched, with age often producing a few branches from near the base. The stems are erect, shortly cylindrical or sometimes spherical, 8 - 17cm high , occasionally to 25cm, and 6 - 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. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food. It is often grown as an ornamental. Echinocereus pectinatus has a very wide range, is abundant, and although there are threats in places these are 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. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeSouthern N. America - Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, northern and central Mexico

HabitatXerophyllous scrub, degraded grasslands, limestone outcrops; at elevations from 300 - 1,900 metres[ 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. , 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. ].