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Rainbow Hedgehog Cactus

Echinocereus pectinatus

Authorship: (Scheidweiler) Engelmann var. dasyacanthus (Engelmann) Taylor

Notes

Echinocereus dasyacanthus Engelmann is a synonym.

Sources

[Lieb 1230]

Taxonomic Classification

KingdomPlantae

PhylumMAGNOLIOPHYTA (Flowering Plants)

ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (Dicots)

FamilyCACTACEAE (Cactus Family)

GenusEchinocereus

Speciespectinatus

Recent Observations

Sourced from iNaturalist

csteinbronn8Jun 28, 2026Hudspeth County, US-TX, US

persephone_pbzMay 28, 2026South Guest Ranch Road, Fort Hancock, TX, US

kevinfloydApr 26, 2026Hudspeth County, TX, USA

kevinfloydApr 25, 2026Hudspeth County, TX, USA

zbox80Mar 13, 2024Fort Hancock, TX, US

jmlopez28Oct 11, 2023Hudspeth County, TX, USA

jnpuenteOct 11, 2023Fort Hancock, TX, US

samherrenOct 11, 2023Fort Hancock, TX, US

taniquejonesOct 7, 2023Hudspeth County, TX, USA

johndeitschOct 1, 2023Condado de Hudspeth, Texas, EE. UU.

Conservation assessments from the following sources:

NatureServe Explorer
IUCN Red List
Texas Parks & Wildlife — Species of Greatest Conservation Need (SGCN)

Conservation status by source
IUCN Red List	LCLeast Concern
NatureServe Global (opens in new tab)	G5Secure
NatureServe (Texas) (opens in new tab)	SNRNot Ranked
Texas SGCN	Not assessed