familyCactaceae
subfamilyCactaceae subfam. Cactoideae
genusEchinocereus
speciesEchinocereus enneacanthus
varietyEchinocereus enneacanthus var. brevispinus

Echinocereus enneacanthus var. brevispinus

(W. O. Moore) L. D. Benson

Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 41: 127. 1969.

Allan D. Zimmerman, Bruce D. Parfitt
Basionym: Echinocereus enneacanthus forma brevispinus W. O. Moore Brittonia 19: 93, figs. 1, 16–19, 34, 37, 38, 49. 1967
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 4. Treatment on page 162. Mentioned on page 161, 171.

Stems 3.2–4.5 (–8) cm diam, ribs (6–) 7–9 (–10);, areoles (9–) 14–25 (–36) mm apart. Spines: radial spines 8–10 (–13) per areole, 9.5–19 (–33) mm, central spines 1–4 per areole, (12–) 20–44 (–50) mm.


Phenology: Flowering Apr–Jul; fruiting Jul–Sep.
Habitat: Tamaulipan thorn scrub, oak savannas, limestone bluffs, well-drained alluvium
Elevation: 0-1000 m

Distribution

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Tex., Mexico (Coahuila), Mexico (Nuevo León), Mexico (Tamaulipas)

Discussion

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.

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2n chromosome quantity
22 +
Abaxial spine atypical some measurement
8.4 cm84 mm <br />0.084 m <br /> (9.6 cm96 mm <br />0.096 m <br />) +
Abaxial spine orientation
Descending (Porrect) +
Abaxial spine shape
angular +  and compressed +
Abaxial spine some measurement
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (8.4 cm84 mm <br />0.084 m <br />) +
Anther coloration
yellow +
Appearance shape
cushionlike +
Appendage architecture
arillate +
Appendage pubescence or texture
corky +
Areole architecture or shape
spiny +
Areole arrangement
apart +
Areole arrangement or shape
circular to linear +
Areole atypical some measurement
2.5 cm25 mm <br />0.025 m <br /> (3.6 cm36 mm <br />0.036 m <br />) +
Areole duration
deciduous +  and persistent +
Areole life cycle
year-old +
Areole presence
absent +
Areole prominence
Conspicuous (Obscure) +
Areole pubescence
woolly +
Areole shape
hourglass--shaped +
Areole some measurement
1.4 cm14 mm <br />0.014 m <br /> (2.5 cm25 mm <br />0.025 m <br />) +
Author
Allan D. Zimmerman +  and Bruce D. Parfitt +
Authority
(W. O. Moore) L. D. Benson +
Bark pubescence or texture
woodlike +
Bark texture
hardened +
Base position relational
surrounding +
Basionyms
Echinocereus enneacanthus +
Bract architecture or shape
leaflike +
Bract presence
absent +
Bract shape
triangular +
Branch atypical quantity
100 (500) +
Branch quantity
20 +  and 100 +
Central spine architecture
tipped +
Central spine arrangement or shape
elliptic +
Central spine atypical quantity
4 (5) +
Central spine atypical some measurement
4.4 cm44 mm <br />0.044 m <br /> (5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br />) +
Central spine coloration
banded with brown +, purplish gray +, pale tan +, white +  and opaque +
Central spine course
curved +  and straight +
Central spine orientation
projecting +
Central spine quantity
1 +  and 4 +
Central spine shape
variously angled +  and flattened +
Central spine some measurement
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (4.4 cm44 mm <br />0.044 m <br />) +
Chain architecture
sessile +
Chain architecture or shape
symmetric +
Chain life cycle
proliferating +
Chain orientation
arising +
Chamber architecture
open +
Cladode length or size
long +
Cladode shape
flattened +  and cylindric +
Clump architecture or arrangement
lax +
Clump density
dense +
Cortex coating
mucilaginous +
Cortex pubescence or texture
soft +
Cortex width
thick +
Crest architecture
uninterrupted +
Crest shape
undulate +
Distribution
Tex. +, Mexico (Coahuila) +, Mexico (Nuevo León) +  and Mexico (Tamaulipas) +
Elevation
0-1000 m +
Epidermis arrangement
not separating +
Epidermis condition
intact +
Flower architecture
sessile +
Flower architecture or arrangement or growth form
solitary +
Flower architecture or shape
symmetric +
Flower arrangement
arranged +
Flower atypical length
4.5 cm45 mm <br />0.045 m <br /> (5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br />) +
Flower atypical width
5.6 cm56 mm <br />0.056 m <br /> (9 cm90 mm <br />0.09 m <br />) +
Flower duration
diurnal +
Flower height or length or size
short +
Flower length
5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br /> (7.5 cm75 mm <br />0.075 m <br />) +
Flower length or size
long +
Flower position
lateral +
Flower quantity
1 +
Flower reproduction
unisexual +  and bisexual +
Flower shape
tubular +
Flower tube atypical some measurement
2.6 cm26 mm <br />0.026 m <br /> (5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br />) +
Flower tube atypical width
2.2 cm22 mm <br />0.022 m <br /> (4 cm40 mm <br />0.04 m <br />) +
Flower tube fusion
adnate +
Flower tube length
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br />) +
Flower tube position
epigynous +
Flower tube prominence
conspicuous +
Flower tube some measurement
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (2.6 cm26 mm <br />0.026 m <br />) +
Flower tube width
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (2.2 cm22 mm <br />0.022 m <br />) +
Flower width
5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br /> (5.6 cm56 mm <br />0.056 m <br />) +
Fruit architecture or shape
berrylike +
Fruit coloration
reddish;dull;pale yellow-green +
Fruit condition
drying +
Fruit dehiscence
dehiscent +  and indehiscent +
Fruit duration
persistent +, long +  and deciduous +
Fruit length or size
long +
Fruit shape
spheric +  and narrowly obovoid +
Fruit some measurement
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br />) +
Fruit texture
juicy +
Glochid presence
absent +
Habitat
Tamaulipan thorn scrub, oak savannas, limestone bluffs, well-drained alluvium +
Hair density
dense +
Illustration copyright
Flora of North America Association +
Illustrator
John Myers +
Inflorescence derivation
true +
Inner tepal atypical width
1.4 cm14 mm <br />0.014 m <br /> (2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br />) +
Inner tepal coloration
Darkest (?) +, Magenta (?) +  and Pink (?) +
Inner tepal length
2.8 cm28 mm <br />0.028 m <br /> (5.5 cm55 mm <br />0.055 m <br />) +
Inner tepal shape
petal-like +
Inner tepal width
8mm;14mm +
Leaf architecture
sessile +
Leaf arrangement
alternate +
Leaf duration
deciduous +  and persistent +
Leaf presence
absent +
Leaf prominence
rudimentary +
Leaf shape
flat +  and terete +
Leaf size
nearly +  and microscopic +
Leaf some measurement
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br />) +
Long-shoot architecture or pubescence or relief
smooth +
Long-shoot relief
tuberculate +
Long-shoot shape
fluted;spheric;depressed-spheric or club-shaped +
Longest stem growth form or orientation
prostrate +
Longest stem length
8 cm80 mm <br />0.08 m <br /> (40 cm400 mm <br />0.4 m <br />) +
Longest stem shape
cylindric +
Longest stem width
3.2 cm32 mm <br />0.032 m <br /> (15 cm150 mm <br />0.15 m <br />) +
Mound density
dense +
Nectar chamber some measurement
0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br /> (0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br />) +
Nectary prominence
apparent +
Number of lower taxa
0 +
Outer tepal architecture or shape
sepal-like +
Outer tepal shape
Bractlike (?) +
Ovary derivation
true +
Ovary position relational
surrounding +
Ovary prominence
sunken +
Ovary relief
smooth +  and tuberculate +
Perianth duration
deciduous +  and persistent +
Perianth position
epigynous +
Phenology
Flowering Apr–Jul +  and fruiting Jul–Sep. +
Pistil architecture
compound +
Pistil architecture or structure in adjective form
1-locular +
Pith coating
mucilaginous +
Pith pubescence or texture
soft +
Placenta arrangement
parietal +
Placenta atypical quantity
14 (20) +
Placenta quantity
3;14 +
Portion architecture or shape
spiny +
Portion arrangement
separated +
Portion life cycle
flowering +
Protuberance fusion
coalescent +
Protuberance shape
ridgelike +  and nipple--shaped +
Publication title
Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) +
Publication year
1969 +
Pulp coloration
pale-pink +  and white +
Reference
None +
Rib atypical quantity
9 (10) +
Rib orientation
vertical +
Rib quantity
7;9 +
Rib short-shoot architecture or shape
barbed +
Rib short-shoot size
minute +
Root density
diffuse +
Scale architecture or shape
leaflike +
Scale presence
absent +
Scale shape
triangular +
Scale size
minute +
Seed architecture
arillate +  and strophiolate +
Seed atypical quantity
0 (5) +
Seed coloration
dark reddish-brown +  and black +
Seed diameter
0.4mm;12mm +
Seed quantity
1;3000 +
Seed relief
rugose +  and tuberculate +
Seed shape
spheric;obovoid +
Seed some measurement
0.08 cm0.8 mm <br />8.0e-4 m <br /> (0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br />) +
Segment duration
persistent +
Segment fragility
detachable +
Skin architecture or shape
ribbed +
Skin fragility
brittle +
Skin relief
tuberculate +
Skin texture
hard +
Slit dehiscence or orientation
longitudinal +
Slit height or length or size
short +
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Spine architecture
bristlelike +
Spine architecture or pubescence or relief
smooth +
Spine architecture or shape
ribbonlike +
Spine arrangement
radial +
Spine atypical length
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br />) +
Spine atypical quantity
10 (13) +
Spine atypical some measurement
1.9 cm19 mm <br />0.019 m <br /> (3.3 cm33 mm <br />0.033 m <br />) +
Spine coloration
black +, brown +, reddish +, yellow +  and white +
Spine coloration or pubescence or relief
striate +
Spine course
curved +  and straight +
Spine duration
deciduous +
Spine fragility
pliable +
Spine length
3mm +  and 150mm +
Spine presence
absent +
Spine prominence
prominent +
Spine pubescence
glabrous +
Spine pubescence or relief
rough +
Spine quantity
8 (?) +  and 10 (?) +
Spine relief
roughened +  and smooth +
Spine shape
acicular +  and subulate +
Spine some measurement
0.95 cm9.5 mm <br />0.0095 m <br /> (1.9 cm19 mm <br />0.019 m <br />) +
Spine texture
hard +
Spine width
0.01 cm0.1 mm <br />1.0e-4 m <br /> (0.25 cm2.5 mm <br />0.0025 m <br />) +
Stamen quantity
50;1500 +
Stamen shape
decurrent +
Stem architecture
unsegmented +
Stem architecture or arrangement
lax +
Stem atypical length
70cm (130cm) +
Stem atypical width
0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br /> (1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br />) +
Stem coloration
yellow-green +  and dark green +
Stem diameter
3.2 cm32 mm <br />0.032 m <br /> (4.5 cm45 mm <br />0.045 m <br />) +
Stem growth form or orientation
sprawling +
Stem length
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (70 cm700 mm <br />0.7 m <br />) +
Stem shape
tapering +, spheric +  and long cylindric +
Stem some measurement
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (40 cm400 mm <br />0.4 m <br />) +
Stem texture
succulent +
Stem width
1cm;15cm +
Stigma lobe atypical quantity
14 (20) +
Stigma lobe coloration
yellowish green +  and green +
Stigma lobe quantity
5;22 +
Stipule presence
absent +
Style quantity
1 +
Surface architecture or shape
ribbed +
Surface relief
tuberculate +
Surface texture
woody +
Taproot architecture
adventitous +
Taproot derivation
adventitious +
Taproot shape
tuberlike +
Taxon family
Cactaceae +
Taxon habitat
epipetric +  and epiphytic +
Taxon name
Echinocereus enneacanthus var. brevispinus +
Taxon parent
Echinocereus enneacanthus +
Taxon rank
variety +
Tepal quantity
5;50 +
Testa cell arrangement
confluent +
Testa cell shape
convex +
Testa reflectance
dull +  and glossy +
Tip fragility
delicate +
Tube hair some measurement
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br />) +
Tubercle fusion
distinct +
Tubercle presence
absent +
Volume
Volume 4 +
Whole organism architecture
branching +  and branched +
Whole organism architecture or arrangement or growth form
solitary +
Whole organism duration
perennial +
Whole organism growth form
plant +
Whole organism habitat
epiphytic;epiphytic;epiphytic +
Whole organism height or length or size
short +
Whole organism location
deep-seated +
Whole organism orientation
decumbent +, pendent +, sprawling +, ascending +  and erect +
Whole organism quantity
0 (?) +  and 500 (?) +
Whole organism shape
barrel-shaped +  and spheric +
X chromosome quantity
11 +