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Taxon:  Echinocereus rigidissimus (Engelm.) hort. ex F. Haage



Summary
Genus:
Echinocereus
Family:
Cactaceae
Subfamily:
Cactoideae
Tribe:
Echinocereeae
Nomen number:
14820
Place of publication:
Special Preisverz. [catalogue] 13. 1897
Verified:
12/09/1993 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Cereus pectinatus Scheidw. var. rigidissimus Engelm.

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Echinocereus pectinatus (Scheidw.) Engelm. var. rigidissimus (Engelm.) Rümpler

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Reference(s)
  1. Anderson, E. F. 2001. The cactus family
  2. Backeberg, C. 1960. Die Cactaceae. 2041. Note: = Echinocereus pectinatus var. rigidissimus (Engelm.) Rümpler
  3. CITES. Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) Appendices I, II and III (on-line resource).
  4. Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen
  5. FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
  6. Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
  7. Kearney, T. H. & R. H. Peebles. 1969. Arizona flora, ed. 2. Note: = Echinocereus pectinatus var. rigidissimus (Engelm.) Rümpler
  8. Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. Note: = Echinocereus pectinatus var. rigidissimus (Engelm.) Rümpler
  9. Taylor, N. P. 1985. The genus Echinocereus 122.
  10. Walters, S. M. et al., eds. 1986-2000. European garden flora.
Common names
English
Arizona rainbow cactus –
Arizona rainbow hedgehog cactus –
rainbow hedgehog cactus –
Sonoran rainbow cactus –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoChihuahuaw.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoSonoran. & e.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouth-Central U.S.A.United StatesNew Mexicos.w.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthwestern U.S.A.United StatesArizonas.e.
2Cultivated    also cult.
Native
Northern America
  • SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [New Mexico (s.w.)]
  • SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Arizona (s.e.)]
  • NORTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Chihuahua (w.), Sonora (n. & e.)]
Cultivated (also cult.)
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=14820. Accessed 23 May 2025.