Echinomastus johnsonii

(Parry ex Engelmann) E. M. Baxter

Calif. Cact., 75. 1935.

IllustratedEndemic
Basionym: Echinocactus johnsonii Parry ex Engelmann in S. Watson, Botany (Fortieth Parallel), 117. 1871 (as johnsoni)
Synonyms: Echinomastus johnsonii var. lutescens (Parish) Wiggins Neolloydia johnsonii (Parry ex Engelmann) N. P. Taylor Sclerocactus johnsonii
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 4. Treatment on page 194. Mentioned on page 192, 193.

Stems 10–25 × 7–15 cm; ribs (13–) 18–21; areoles (14–) 21–26 mm apart along ribs; areolar glands present at least seasonally. Spines 13–24 per areole, pale-yellow to grayish lavender to maroon; radial spines 9–16 per areole; abaxial (shortest) radial spine 6–19 × (0.2–) 0.4–0.6 mm; adaxial and lateral (longest) radial spines ca. 27–40 mm; central spines 4–9 per areole, present at all ages, 27–41 × (0.7–) 1.1–1.4 mm; longest central spine straight to strongly decurved; abaxial central spine porrect, ca. 27–40 mm Flowers 4–6.5 × 4–7.7 cm; inner tepals yellow or pink to magenta, basal portions blotched with maroon, 2.5–3.7 × 1–1.8 cm; stigma lobes yellowish white to green. Fruits dehiscent only along single, longitudinal split, ± spheric, 17–18 mm. 2n = 22.


Phenology: Flowering (Feb-)Mar–May; fruiting Apr–Jun.
Habitat: Mojave desert scrub and upper edge of Sonoran desert scrub, rocky slopes, gravelly hills
Elevation: 500-1400 m

Distribution

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Ariz., Calif., Nev., Utah.

Discussion

Echinomastus johnsonii varies geographically in both flower and spine color. The yellow-flowered plants have been named E. johnsonii var. lutescens. The pink-flowered plants occur in separate populations, as far as is known, to the north of the yellow-flowered plants, but the interface between the two forms is poorly understood.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.

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2.7 cm27 mm <br />0.027 m <br /> (4 cm40 mm <br />0.04 m <br />) +
2.7 cm27 mm <br />0.027 m <br /> (4 cm40 mm <br />0.04 m <br />) +
0.07 cm0.7 mm <br />7.0e-4 m <br /> (0.11 cm1.1 mm <br />0.0011 m <br />) +
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cushionlike +
circular to linear +
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hourglass--shaped +
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Allan D. Zimmerman +  and Bruce D. Parfitt +
(Parry ex Engelmann) E. M. Baxter +
hardened +
blotched with maroon +
2.5 cm25 mm <br />0.025 m <br /> (3.7 cm37 mm <br />0.037 m <br />) +
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triangular +
curved +  and straight +
proliferating +
flattened +  and cylindric +
mucilaginous +
firm +  and hard +
connected +
divided +  and notched +
Ariz. +, Calif. +, Nev. +  and Utah. +
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not separating +
4 cm40 mm <br />0.04 m <br /> (6.5 cm65 mm <br />0.065 m <br />) +
funnel +  and campanulate +
15 cm150 mm <br />0.15 m <br /> (30 cm300 mm <br />0.3 m <br />) +
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (15 cm150 mm <br />0.15 m <br />) +
4 cm40 mm <br />0.04 m <br /> (7.7 cm77 mm <br />0.077 m <br />) +
pink;dull;brown;pink;dull;brown;green +
persistent +, long +  and deciduous +
0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br /> (2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br />) +
spheric +
1.7 cm17 mm <br />0.017 m <br /> (1.8 cm18 mm <br />0.018 m <br />) +
succulent +
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br />) +
obscured +  and obliterated +
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deciduous +  and persistent +
rudimentary +
flat +  and terete +
nearly +  and microscopic +
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tuberculate +
fluted;spheric;depressed-spheric or club-shaped +
deciduous +  and persistent +
Flowering (Feb-)Mar–May +  and fruiting Apr–Jun. +
mucilaginous +
ridgelike +  and nipple--shaped +
Calif. Cact., +
1 +  and 20 +
triangular +
arillate +  and strophiolate +
nearly +  and black +
0.4mm;12mm +
hemispheric;spheric +
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decurrent +
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cylindric +, ovoid +  and spheric +
succulent +
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