Echinocereus engelmannii (Parry ex Engelmann) Lemaire v. engelmannii

Life form², ³: cactus, low columnar
Habitat: bajadas
leaf presence³: always leafless
leaf arrangement³: leafless
leaf format³: leafless
Flower color²: magenta or pink
Flowering period²: Feb. to May
Armament², ³: long straight spines without sheaths
Family¹, ², ³: Cactaceae (cactus family)
Synonym(s)¹: Echinocereus engelmannii (Parry ex Engelmann) Lemaire v.acicularis L.D.Benson, Echinocereus engelmannii v. chrysocentrus (engelmann & J.M.Bigelow) Rumpler
Status: common
Locations where collected or observed:
      Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument
      Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge
      Tinajas Altas area
     

*For information on nomenclature, authorship, or plant characteristics, see these references:

• ¹ Felger, Richard Stephen, Susan Rutman, Thomas Van Devender, and Steven M. Buckley. 2012. Checklist of Vascular Plants of Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge, and Tinaja Altas, Arizona. CANOTIA 8:1-53
• ² Felger, Richard Stephen, Susan Rutman, Michael F. Wilson, and Kathryn Mauz. 2007. Botanical Diversity of Southwestern Arizona and Northwestern Sonora. in: Dry Borders, Great Natural Reserves of the Sonoran Desert. eds.: Richard Stephen Felger and Bill Broyles. The University of Utah Press, Salt Lake City
• ³ Felger, Richard Stephen. 2000. Flora of the Gran Desierto and Rio Colorado of Northwestern Mexico. The University of Arizona Press, Tucson