Echinocereus triglochidiatus Calflora

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Taxon Report

Echinocereus triglochidiatus Engelm.

(not an active name)

Kingcup cactus, Mohave mound cactus, Three spine hedgehog cactus

2004 John Game

2008 Joseph Dougherty, M.D./ecology.or

Echinocereus triglochidiatus is a shrub (stem succulent) that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.

also called Echinocereus mojavensis


	Plant Range Observation Search ~369 records in California Plant Characteristics

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Genus:	Echinocereus
Family:	Cactaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Communities: Creosote Bush Scrub, Pinyon-Juniper Woodland, Joshua Tree Woodland

Name Status:
Accepted by PLANTS

Alternate Names:


JEF	Echinocereus mojavensis

Information about Echinocereus triglochidiatus from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. USDA PLANTS Profile (ECTR) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 04/19/2024).