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Plants
Pitaya Cactus
Echinocereus enneacanthus
Authorship: Engelmann var. enneacanthus
Notes
Echinocereus enneacanthus Englemann var. dubius (Engelmann) Benson is a synonym.
Sources
[Anderson (UTEP), Photographic voucher]
Taxonomic Classification
KingdomPlantae
PhylumMAGNOLIOPHYTA (Flowering Plants)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (Dicots)
FamilyCACTACEAE (Cactus Family)
GenusEchinocereus
Speciesenneacanthus
Conservation assessments from the following sources:
- NatureServe Explorer
- IUCN Red List
- Texas Parks & Wildlife — Species of Greatest Conservation Need (SGCN)
| IUCN Red List | LCLeast Concern |
|---|---|
| NatureServe Global (opens in new tab) | G5Secure |
| NatureServe (Texas) (opens in new tab) | SNRNot Ranked |
| Texas SGCN | Not assessed |