Echinocereus coccineus Calflora

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Taxon Report

Echinocereus coccineus Engelm.

Scarlet hedgehog cactus

2018 Betty Wheeler

2011 Robert Sivinski

2004 Robert Sivinski

Echinocereus coccineus is a shrub (stem succulent) that is native to California.


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

Name Status:
Accepted by PLANTS

Information about Echinocereus coccineus from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. USDA PLANTS Profile (ECCO5) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2	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, including the Consortium of California Herbaria. [web application]. 2023. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 02/07/2023).