Echinocereus

Genus: Echinocereus [ Cactaceae ]

Tephrocactus geometricus

The genus name "Echinocereus" derives from the Greek word “echinos (εχινος)” meaning "porcupine or hedgehog", "sea urchin” referring to the spines that cover the plant,. and the Latin word “Cereus” meaning "large wax candle" (the name of a columnar cactus genus)
( The genus name implies: "spiny cereus").

For example: Echinocereus pentalophus

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