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Echinocereus Boyce-thompsonii


Plants > Cacti > Echinocereus > Echinocereus Boyce-thompsonii
Boyce Thompson hedgehog, echinocereus boyce-thompsonii
Echinocereus boyce-thompsonii, Boyce Thompson Arboretum, Arizona
Scientific name:
Echinocereus boyce-thompsonii, echinocereus fasciculatus var boyce-thompsonii
Common name:
Boyce Thompson hedgehog
Range:
Central Arizona
Form:
Small, open clusters
Habitat:
Gravel or rocky environments
Flowers:
Deep pink to reddish-purple, blooming in the spring

Distribution map for echinocereus boyce thompsonii
Distribution map for echinocereus boyce thompsonii

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Like the arboretum where this relatively rare variety of hedgehog cactus may be viewed, echinocereus boyce-thompsonii is named after engineer and botanical researcher William Boyce Thompson (1869-1930). The plant was once classed as a variant of echinocereus fasciculatus but is now considered a separate species; the main differences are that the central spine is longer, around 3 inches (occasionally up to 5), and lighter in color (yellowish-brown); also the flower buds are more green, less brown. Both species have relatively light spination, not obscuring the green stems.

Stems, up to ten per plant, are usually around 6 inches tall, sometimes up to twice this. In addition to the main spine, there may be one or two shorter central spines. Radial spines number between ten and 14. Flowers are large, up to 2.5 inches in diamater; they have purple tepals, yellow stamens and green stigma lobes.



Green bud
Green bud
Small Boyce Thompson hedgehog cluster
Small cluster

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