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Echinocereus leucantus

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Clambering cactus, with light green cylindrical stems free branching from the base 20-90 cm long. Flowers white to clear pink.
 

 Exposure: Light sun to bright bright, avoid full sun, need porous soil good drainage

Photo of conspecific taxa, varieties, forms and cultivars of plants belonging to the Echinocereus posselgeri complex (This Taxon has lots of synonyms ( like many other cacti) whit several controversial varieties and subspecies and comprises different forms):

• Echinocereus kroenleinii
• Echinocereus leucanthus
• Echinocereus posselgeri
• Echinocereus waldeisii (E. tamaulipensis ssp. waldeisii)

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Synonyms: Wilcoxia albiflora C. BACKEBERG.
Published in: Cactus (Paris) 7(3 3) Suppl. 2: 16, fig., 1952

Section: Wilcoxia

Distribution: Mexico: Sonora, Guaymas,‑ Sinaloa, Los Mochis: ‑ elevation 50 m above sea level.

Description: Basally branching   5-7 mm in diameter  with 8 superficial ribs, distance between areoles 3-5 mm ; 9-18 small thin yellowish or white radial spines 1-1,5 mm long, 2-5 centrals  1-1,5 mm long.
Each plant forms 4-8 roundish apical tubers at the main roots, these measure  50-80 mm in diameter and are dark-grey to brown.

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