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Echinocereus grandis
Echinocereus grandis is a species of cactus native to Mexico.
From the article Echinocereus grandis on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
Echinocereus grandis typically grows solitary but can occasionally branch, forming groups of up to 15 shoots. The cylindrical shoots reach up to 50 cm in length and 12 cm in diameter, with 18 to 25 ribs. It has 8 to 12 central spines that are white to cream-colored and 0.3 to 0.6 cm long, along with 15 to 25 radial spines of the same color, measuring 0.5 to 1 cm long. The narrow, funnel-shaped pink to white color flowers are white to light yellow or pink, appearing near the shoot tips. They are 5 to 7 cm long and 5 to 8 cm in diameter.
Range & habitat
Echinocereus grandis is found on three islands off the Baja California peninsula in the Gulf of California: Islands of San Esteban in Sonora, Las Animas and San Lorenzo growing on dry creek, beaches and low hills.
Wikipedia: “Distribution”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 281830.